ShareJustin Bonomo has returned to the top of the all-time moneywinner list with a $900k+ scoop of the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio vaulting him over Bryn Kenney.
— Bonologic (@JustinBonomo) December 4, 2021
Bonomo, who held the top spot until Kenney’s incredible $20million runner-up spot at the Triton SHR Series in London a couple of years ago, tweeted out his happiness at regaining the number 1 crown.
“I just retook the #1 spot on the all-time money list!!!! $100k buyin tournament at Bellagio. Got HU vs Jason Koon with almost a 4-1 chiplead and we chopped it up.”
That chop saw Bonomo add $928,200 to his lifetime winnings tally, which now sits at just over $57million, only $140k ahead of Kenney.
Bonomo has pocketed close to $4million over the past 6 months compared to Kenney’s $500k, and the pair clashed in a massive hand at the final table of the Bellagio $100k, the result helping Bonomo to leapfrog his rival.
♠♣ ♦ ♥
Bonomo: A♦ A♣
Kenney: Q♣ Qâ™
Flop: Q♦ 6♦ 2♦
Turn: 9â™
River: K♦
Curiously enough, back in 2019 when Kenney faced Aaron Zang heads-up for the Triton Million Charity Invitational title, he too held a 4-1 chip lead and also chopped.
He eventually lost out to Zang, but his $20,606,421 share of the prizepool toppled Bonomo from the top of the all-time list.
Bonomo himself had gained the number one position the previous year when he scooped the Big One for One Drop at the 2018 WSOP.
Congrats to @JustinBonomo, winner of the Big One for One Drop!
— WSOP (@WSOP) July 18, 2018
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That $10million payday saw him surge past Daniel Negreanu into pole position, Justin’s incredible 2018 sun-run seeing him top $25million in winnings.
The big move in 2021 has been Australia’s Michael Addamo, though his $9.4million year-to-date winnings and $17.7million career earnings only enough for 40th spot.
The top 20 in the leading moneywinners all-time live poker list looks like this:
| 1 | Justin Bonomo | $ 57,047,264 |
| 2 | Bryn Kenney | $ 56,907,385 |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | $ 45,175,428 |
| 4 | Erik Seidel | $ 38,416,403 |
| 5 | David Peters | $ 38,279,171 |
| 6 | Dan Smith | $ 37,969,324 |
| 7 | Stephen Chidwick | $ 37,692,003 |
| 8 | Jason Koon | $ 34,038,628 |
| 9 | Cary Katz | $ 33,650,388 |
| 10 | Fedor Holz | $ 32,724,248 |
| 11 | Phil Ivey | $ 32,331,928 |
| 12 | Mikita Badziakouski | $ 31,205,406 |
| 13 | Steve O'Dwyer | $ 30,785,503 |
| 14 | Daniel Colman | $ 28,925,059 |
| 15 | Jake Schindler | $ 27,961,091 |
| 16 | Antonio Esfandiari | $ 27,810,801 |
| 17 | Isaac Haxton | $ 27,670,940 |
| 18 | Phil Hellmuth Jr | $ 26,184,044 |
| 19 | Christoph Vogelsang | $ 25,526,572 |
| 20 | Timothy Adams | $ 25,458,303 |
