Jason Koon raised to 1,250,000 from the button and Masashi Oya defended the big blind.
The K♣6♦4♥ flop was checked to the J♥ turn. Oya check-called for 2,000,000 and the 7♦ river was checked down.
Oya showed K♥6♣ for two pair to take the pot as Koon flashed the J♠.
On the next hand, Oya limped and Koon checked his option. Koon check-called for 500,000 on the 8♠5♥3♣ flop and check-called for 800,000 on the 6♠ turn, only to check-fold against a bet on the 2♠ river.
Jason Koon limped the button and Masashi Oya checked his option in the big blind to bring out the 9♦7♥5♦ flop.
Both players checked through to see the turn bring the 8♣.
Oya paused before reaching for chips and making a bet worth 1,000,000. Koon made the call and watched as the river brought the 4♠.
Oya jammed, putting Koon to a decision for his tournament life. Koon stood up and talked his way through the hand while he pondered his action, stating that he had a six for a straight but that he believed Oya to hold the 10x6x for the nut straight.
"I started the hand with 20 big blinds and I'm thinkin' about folding a straight. That's... that's obnoxious, isn't it?", Koon said.
Eventually, he would say, "I hope we're chopping" as he put in the call and turned up Q♠6♥ only to see Oya turn over the 10♣6♣ for a tournament ending straight that sent Koon to the rail in second place for $1,817,000.
Japan's Masashi Oya has won his first bracelet and $2,940,000 in WSOP Paradise Event #9: $100,000 Ultra High Roller after defeating Jason Koon in heads-up play.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the day.
Event #9: $100,000 Ultra High Roller Final Table Results
The biggest buy-in of the 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise here at Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas has come to a close as Masashi Oya takes down Event #9: $100,000 Ultra High Roller Championship, taking home the bracelet and the first-place prize money of $2,940,000! Finishing in the runner-up spot just shy of the ultimate goal was Jason Koon who will take home $1,817,000 for the second-place finish.
The tournament ran over the course of three days and brought in 111 total entries helping the prize-pool grow to a staggering $11,100,000. When the third and final day began, 10 players remained and after starting the final day with the chip lead and never letting it go, Oya stands alone atop what was an absolutely stacked field of high roller regulars.
Final Table Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1st
Masashi Oya
Japan
$2,940,000
2nd
Jason Koon
United States
$1,817,000
3rd
Leon Sturm
Germany
$1,322,000
4th
Quan Zhou
China
$976,000
5th
Nick Schulman
United States
$731,000
6th
Ivan Luca
Argentina
$555,000
7th
Ben Heath
United Kingdom
$430,000
8th
Danny Tang
Hong Kong
$336,000
Winner's Reaction
Oya expressed through a translator that he was absolutely elated to take down his first bracelet in such a huge tournament. The accomplishment was made even more special by the fact that the victory doubles his lifetime career live earnings and that it will be only the ninth bracelet to ever head home with a player from Japan. Oya isn't done in The Bahamas yet, though, as he plans to finish out the WSOP Paradise before heading to Las Vegas for the WPT World Championship where he'll look to put himself in position to chase down another seven-figure score.
Unfortunately for Koon, that battle was short-lived as only a few hands into the heads up play, Koon would call off his remaining chips to a river jam from Oya. When the cards were on their backs, Koon showed a straight to the nine only to have his suspicions confirmed when Oya turned over a straight to the ten to end the high stakes crusher's run at a second bracelet.
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