Koon Left Short; Busts Soon After
Jason Koon opened to 6,500 in early position, Aaron Massey called the hijack, the small blind called, and Shan Jing called the big blind.
All four players checked the 
flop to the 
turn. The small blind checked and Jing jammed for 45,000. Koon called and the other two players folded.
Shan Jing: 
Jason Koon: 
The 
completed the board to miss Koon's draws and leave him with only a couple of big blinds, while Jing collected the pot.
On the next hand, Koon was in the big blind and got the rest of his short stack in against Jing in the small blind.
Jason Koon: 
Shan Jing: 
"My initials," Koon said. "Maybe they're lucky."
The dealer spread the 
flop to instantly give Koon Broadway.
"Very lucky," he said.
The 
and 
completed the board to confirm Koon's short-stacked double and keep his tournament life alive temporarily, although he was unable to further run up his stack and was seen exiting the tournament area shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | 36,000 |
|
115,000 | 17,000 |
|
Busted |