Justin Bonomo Poker 2018
Justin Bonomo won the $1 Million Big One for One Drop event at the World Series of Poker, which brings the 2018 WSOP to an end. In winning the $10 million prize, Justin Bonomo surpassed Daniel Negreanu as the all-time highest money winner in organized poker tournament history. Thursday, July 19th, 2018 Written by Renee. The global poker community welcomed a new leader to the All Time Money list after poker hall of famer Daniel Negreanu was knocked off the list when Justin Bonomo won the Big One for One Drop event and bagged $10 million for his efforts. Bonomo’s live tournament winnings climbed to $42,979, 591.
Action folded to David Peters in the small blind, and he limped in for 4,000 as Justin Bonomo checked his option in the big.
The flop fell and Peters bet out 4,000 with Bonomo making the call as the turn landed the .
Peters bet 13,000, and Bonomo called as the completed the board on the river.
Peters dropped in a stack of blue 5,000-denomination chips to effectively put Bonomo all in, and the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl Champion obliged by calling all in for 38,000.
Bonomo tabled his for top pair, but Peters revealed his for an overpair, and consequently Bonomo was eliminated in 15th place from the Poker Masters Main Event.
Justin Bonomo’s record-breaking 2018 hit a new high to close out the World Series of Poker. The multiple bracelet winner won his third career WSOP event by defeating a field of 27 to climb the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop mountain.
The $10 million score puts Bonomo first all-time on poker’s all-time money list, passing Daniel Negreanu. Bonomo also breaks Dan Colman’s 2014 mark for most money won in a single year. The respective numbers for Bonomo are $42.979 million won in his career and $24.945 million won in 2018. And the year is barely half done.
Final table lineup
Seat 1. Rick Salomon – 19,650,000 (39 bb)
Seat 2. Byron Kaverman – 10,525,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3. David Einhorn – 12,300,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4. Fedor Holz – 22,125,000 (44 bb)
Seat 5. Justin Bonomo – 48,950,000 (98 bb)
Seat 6. Dan Smith – 21,450,000 (43 bb)
$2 million bubble
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn was looking to add a second One Drop cash to his career results but ended up going out on the stone bubble. Einhorn opened with ace-queen on the button and Bonomo defended his big blind with seven-five. The flop came out seven-high and Bonomo check-raised Einhorn all-in.
Einhorn called and failed to catch up thus being eliminated in sixth place.
The hand of the year
The WSOP Main Event featured drama to go from 10-handed to the official final table in the cooler of the year. One Drop raised that drama with a three-way all-in featuring one of the strangest series of events in poker history.
Byron Kaverman shoved for 12 big blinds holding ace-five of clubs and Fedor Holz called with pocket tens. 2014 One Drop final tablist Rick Salomon reshoved with ace-king and calamity ensued.
Salomon was forced to turn over one of his cards after tournament director Jack Effel said an ace was exposed. The hand must be seen to be believed and resulted in Holz taking a massive chip lead three-handed.
Into the sunset goes Smith
Dan Smith came into the One Drop final table with a chance to claim his first bracelet along with the largest score of his career. Smith checked one item off the list but fell in a familiar position to earn the bronze medal.
Short-stacked in three-handed play, Smith called an all-in from Bonomo for 15 big blinds effective with queen-ten suited. Bonomo had him outkicked with king-ten and found a favorable board to eliminate Cowboy Dan. The $4 million prize for third is Smith’s best monetary result but his sixth third-place finish at the WSOP.
Bonomo mounts comeback
Holz held the lead heads up and Bonomo mounted a furious rally to claim the win. Bonomo overcame a three-to-one chip deficit to lock up the title and put a stamp on the best year in poker history.
In Hand #115, Bonomo was all-in for 26.2 million over the top of a 2.8 million-chip open from Holz with the blinds at 500,000/1 million. Holz called with pocket fours and Bonomo held ace-eight. No help came on the flop but an ace on the turn surged Bonomo into the lead and he pulled within 28 big blinds of Holz.
17 hands later, Bonomo took the lead for good.
Holz opened to 2.8 million and Bonomo three-bet the action to 8.4 million. The German star called and the queen-four-three flop with two clubs results in a bet of 5 million from Bonomo. Holz stuck with him and Bonomo checked the eight of hearts turn.
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11.5 million went in from Holz and Bonomo called to the six of diamonds river. Holz shoved and Bonomo called right away with eight-four of diamonds for two pair. King-jack was all Holz could muster.
Down to a dozen big blinds, Holz’s run came to an end a few hands later when his ace-four failed to catch up to Bonomo’s ace-jack.
Holz’s second bracelet waits until 2019 and he earns a strong $6 million consolation to lift himself to fourth all-time on the tournament money list.
Final table results
1st place: Justin Bonomo – $10,000,000
2nd place: Fedor Holz – $6,000,000
3rd place: Dan Smith – $4,000,000
4th place: Rick Salomon – $2,840,00
5th place: Byron Kaverman – $2,000,000
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