{"id":111858,"date":"2021-02-24T11:46:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=111858"},"modified":"2021-09-01T07:58:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T07:58:29","slug":"jason-koon-progresses-to-day-2-of-the-millions-online-shr-wilson-leads-final-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/jason-koon-progresses-to-day-2-of-the-millions-online-shr-wilson-leads-final-11.html","title":{"rendered":"Jason Koon Progresses to Day 2 of the MILLIONS Online SHR; Wilson Leads Final 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What an incredible evening of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\">poker<\/a> we witnessed on February 23 thanks to some of the world\u2019s best players descending on partypoker for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/925687648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MILLIONS Online 6-Max Super High Roller<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some 70 players bought in for $25,500 to obliterate the $1 million guarantee. Only 11 of those starters remain in the hunt for the title, all 11 share a slice of a $1,750,000 prize pool.<\/p>\n<h2>MILLIONS Online 6-Max Super High Roller Chips Counts<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Chips<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Brock Wilson<\/td>\n<td>Mexico<\/td>\n<td>11,757,557<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Justin Bonomo<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>11,022,513<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Ottomar Ladva<\/td>\n<td>Estonia<\/td>\n<td>10,490,499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Jason Koon<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>8,185,204<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Giuseppe Iadisernia<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>7,009,578<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Ami Barer<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>6,379,259<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Aleksejs Ponakovs<\/td>\n<td>Estonia<\/td>\n<td>5,968,604<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Bujtas Laszlo<\/td>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>4,800,704<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Samuel Vousden<\/td>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>2,288,364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Aliaksei Boika<\/td>\n<td>Belarus<\/td>\n<td>2,073,327<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Rok Gostisa<\/td>\n<td>Slovenia<\/td>\n<td>24,391<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=SolidEphemeralSheepUWot-kPCwbIw5CQtzFTBk&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We knew we were in for something special when we saw <strong>Christoph Vogelsang<\/strong> not go broke with kings versus aces. Vogelsang expertly check back <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> on a <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board and was correct in doing so because <strong>David Coleman<\/strong> was sat there with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/as.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Unfortunately for Vogelsang, he crashed out in 27th place.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=PreciousNeighborlyCoffeeBigBrother-UQpfx551RDPia9UA&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There was another aces versus kings confrontation but both players didn\u2019t survive this one due to the stack sizes involved. <strong>Aliaksei Boika<\/strong>\u2019s <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> prevailed against<strong> Pavel Plesuv<\/strong>\u2019s <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=SoftSmellyGoshawkMVGame-b597H7W86U_cO-Yc&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Team partypoker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/isaac-haxton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Isaac Haxton<\/strong><\/a> won a massive pot which resulted in <strong>Giuseppe Iadisernia<\/strong> busting out and having to re-enter for another $25,500. Haxton improved to a queen-high diamond flush on the turn of the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/td.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and secured a full double courtesy of Iadisernia\u2019s <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ad.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ts.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> being an expensive second-best hand.<\/p>\n<p>Haxton narrowly missed out on cashing, later busting in 15th place. Iadisernia\u2019s second bullet performed better than his first, and he now finds himself fifth in chips going into Day 2.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=ImpossibleBetterAardvarkBCWarrior-5_NcGDAobsR4I2DS&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/jason-koon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jason Koon<\/strong><\/a> won a huge pot just before Haxton\u2019s demise. Koon got creative with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and three-bet all-in for 15.5 big blinds after <strong>Rui Ferreira<\/strong> raised preflop with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/td.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/th.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Ferreira called and handed over half of his stack to Koon when the five community cards fell <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ad.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">.<\/p>\n<h2>They&#8217;re All In The Money<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-111116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BLOG-Inside-Agenda-Millions-Online11-600x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BLOG-Inside-Agenda-Millions-Online11-300x197@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BLOG-Inside-Agenda-Millions-Online11-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BLOG-Inside-Agenda-Millions-Online11-214x140.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BLOG-Inside-Agenda-Millions-Online11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BLOG-Inside-Agenda-Millions-Online11-214x140@2x.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Day 1 ended when former MILLIONS Online Main Event champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/jon-van-fleet-wins-5-million-guaranteed-millions-online-event.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jon Van Fleet<\/strong><\/a> busted in 12th place. Van Fleet\u2019s exit not only brought the curtain down on proceedings but burst the money bubble also.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the surviving 11 players is now guaranteed to collect $59,322 for their efforts, but one of them will walk away with a colossal $525,089.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brock Wilson<\/strong> is the man in pole position when play resumes at 19:05 GMT on February 24. Wilson has 11,757,557 chips in his stack, a handful of big blinds more than the legendary Justin Bonomo (11,022,513).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ottomar Ladva<\/strong> (10,490,499) of Estonia returns to the tables third in chips, with Koon\u2019s 8,185,204 chips enough for fourth-place at the restart.<\/p>\n<p>Throw into the mix such luminaries as <strong>Ami Barer<\/strong> (6,379,259), <strong>Aleksejs Ponakovs<\/strong> (5,968,604), <strong>Bujtas Laszlo<\/strong> (4,800,704), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/samuel-vousden-becomes-a-wptwoc-event-winner-for-158100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Samuel Vousden<\/strong><\/a> (2,288,364), <strong>Aliaksei Boika<\/strong> (2,073,327), and <strong>Rok Gostisa<\/strong> (24,391), and you have the recipe for a thrilling finale.<\/p>\n<p>Tune into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/partypokertv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>the new look partypoker Twitch channel<\/strong><\/a> from 19:30 GMT today, February 24, and watch the action unfold before your very eyes.<\/p>\n<h3>Love poker? Join party!<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to jump into the action, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/download\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>click here to download partypoker and get started<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you already have an account with us, click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/promo.partypoker.com\/en\/promo\/launch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What an incredible evening of poker we witnessed on February 23 thanks to some of the world\u2019s best players descending on partypoker for the MILLIONS Online 6-Max Super High Roller. Some 70 players bought in for $25,500 to obliterate the $1 million guarantee. Only 11 of those starters remain in the hunt for the title,<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/jason-koon-progresses-to-day-2-of-the-millions-online-shr-wilson-leads-final-11.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":111862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[300],"tags":[1356,184,1425,419,1641],"yst_prominent_words":[42032,42028,13610,18813,38324,11818,11642,4773,42710,11634,2385,5275,12686,42704,42700,42696,42706,13606,11713,2383],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111858"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111858"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148215,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111858\/revisions\/148215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111858"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=111858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}