Jason Koon Storms Out of the Gate
Level 11
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
In the very first hand of the day, Maurizio Lo Russo opened from early position to 50, 000 and action was folded around to Jason Koon in the small blind who made the call. The big blind also called. The flop came 
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Both Koon and the big blind checked to Lo Russo, who bet 65,000. Koon raised to to 260,000, the big blind folded and Lo Russo made the call.
With the 
on the turn, Koon led out for 315,000 and Lo Russo called.
The 
completed the board and once again Koon bet 800,000. Lo Russo went into the tank for about two minutes before eventually making a crying call. Koon rolled over 
, good enough to take the pot, as Lo Russo briefly flashed his cards 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,000,000
1,378,000
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1,378,000 |
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700,000 | |