Justin Bonomo’s chop-win in the $100K high roller at the Bellagio on Friday put him back on top of the all-time tournament money list with a jaw-dropping $57,047,262 in winnings. Justin Bonomo has won more money than anyone else playing tournament poker. (Image: WPT) The WPT Five Diamond High Roller event attracted 19 and paid three spots. After Dan Smith finished third for $304K, Bonomo and Jason Koon agreed to an ICM chop for $928,200 and $667,800, respectively. The scheduled pay jump was $500K.
With the win, Bonomo passed Bryn Kenney, who with total tournament cashes of $56,907,385, stood on top of the all-time tournament money list since 2019.
Bonomo, who at 36, still has four years before he can be considered for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame , has run very well at the tables over the past four months, with six final table appearances, including two wins, at various high-roller events. On a ‘high’ roll
Since September, Justin Bonomo has banked more than $3.9 million in high-roller tournaments. Justin Bonomo High Roller Performances (Sept. 2021 – Dec. 2021) Date Event Finish Cash Dec. 3, 2021 WPT Five Diamond $100K High Roller 1 928,200 Nov. 16, 2021 Aria $10K High Roller 2 94,600 Nov. 6, 2021 Aria $10K High Roller 1 171,100 Oct. 19, 2021 WSOP $50K High Roller 8-Handed 2 700,228 Sept. 27, 2021 $300K Super High Roller Bowl 2 1,890,000 Sept. 5, 2021 $25,000 + $500 WPT World Online Championship Super High Roller 3 155,695 Bonomo by the numbers
Since 2018, when he won the WSOP’s $1 million Big One for One Drop for a cool $10 million payday, much of Bonomo’s success has come in small high-roller events against elite competition. That doesn’t mean he can’t — and hasn’t — cashed in larger events. The man who first made his name online as ZeeJustin is a three-time WSOP bracelet winner, a three-time WPT final tableist, and the winner of one WSOP-C ring. Top 10 poker tournament money list
> Justin Bonomo: $57,047,264
Bryn Kenny: $56,907,385
Daniel Negreanu: $45,175,428
Erik Seidel: $38,416,403 David Peters: $38,279,171 […]
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