| Buddy Bonnecaze | |
| Wsop Bracelet Count: | 2 |
| Wsop Money Finishes: | 6 |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | 35th |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year: | 1986 |
Buddy Bonnecaze is an American poker player, winner of two World Series of Poker bracelets in the 1990s. Bonnecaze was a prominent player in the 1980s and 1990s.
Bonnecaze began cashing in poker tournaments in the mid-1980s and made his first cash in the World Series of Poker in 1986, finishing in 35th place in the Main Event, winning $7,500.[1]
He won his first WSOP bracelet in 1992 in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event.[2] The next year, Bonnecaze won another bracelet, this time in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event.[3]
After nearly a decade away from the poker scene, Bonnecaze returned to tournaments and came close to winning the Winter Bayou Poker Challenge $300 No Limit Hold'em tournament in New Orleans in 2009, finishing in 4th place and earning a $4,609 pay day.[4]
As of 2009, Bonnecaze has tournament winnings of $234,064, with $205,465 of those winnings from the WSOP.[5]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | $115,800 | |
| 1993 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $83,400 |