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Poker Stories: Jason Koon

Poker Stories Is A New Audio Series That Features The Game's Best Players and Personalities

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Poker Stories is a new, long-form audio series that features casual interviews with some of the game’s best players and personalities. Each episode highlights a well-known member of the poker world and dives deep into their favorite tales both on and off the felt.

Jason Koon at the WSOPThis episode features Jason Koon, who is coming off of his best year on the tournament circuit with nearly $3 million in earnings. In fact, four of Koon’s five biggest scores came in 2016.

The West Virginia native won the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in August for $1 million and most recently, he nearly took down back-to-back $25,000 high roller events at Bellagio. In total, Koon has $6.5 million in live cashes.

Highlights from this interview include a high-speed police chase, track and field injuries, an $800,000 pot, why modern country music is terrible, online trolls, lying travelers, bad blackjack strategy and another exciting credit card roulette story.

You can check out the entirety of the audio interview in the video at the top of the page.

Click here to listen to the previous episode of Poker Stories, featuring Jesse Sylvia.