John Bonetti Explained

John Bonetti
Nickname:	Bono
Residence:	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Birth Name:	John Joseph Bonetti
Birth Date:	June 1928
Death Date:	June 27, 2008 (aged 80)
Wsop Bracelet Count:	3
Wsop Money Finishes:	32
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:	3rd
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:	1993
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year 2:	1996
Wpt Titles:	None
Wpt Final Tables:	0
Wpt Money Finishes:	1

John Joseph Bonetti (June 1928June 27, 2008) was an American professional poker player from Houston, Texas.^[1]

Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Bonetti began playing poker at the age of 54, and won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the 1990s.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Bonetti also made several notable finishes in the No Limit Texas hold 'em WSOP Main Event:

• 1987 23rd place - $10,000^[5]
• 1989 16th place - $12,500^[6]
• 1990 8th place - $33,400^[7]
• 1992 12th place - $10,100^[8]
• 1993 3rd place - $210,000^[9]
• 1996 3rd place - $341,250^[10]

Bonetti finished on the television bubble, which was 7th place, of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open, winning $86,377.^[11]

Between May 1987 and February 2003, Bonetti won more than 40 poker tournaments.

On June 27, 2008, Bonetti died at the age of 80.^[12]

Bonetti's total live tournament winnings were $4,188,332.^[13] His 32 cashes at the WSOP accounted for $1,743,993 of those winnings.^[14]

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
1990	$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	$83,250
1993	$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	$122,400
1995	$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	$101,250

External links

• Card Player profile
• Hendon Mob profile
• WSOP profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Bonetti, Three-time Bracelet Winner, Dead at 80 . June 29, 2008 . Bradley . Lance . June 28, 2008 . bluffmedia.com . bluffmagazine.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080701125612/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/John-Bonetti%2C-Three-time-Bracelet-Winner%2C-Dead-at-80-1466.htm . July 1, 2008 .
2. Web site: 21st World Series of Poker - WSOP 1990, No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw . April 20, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
3. Web site: 24th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1993, Hold'em Pot Limit . April 20, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
4. Web site: 26th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1995, No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw . April 20, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
5. Web site: 18th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1987, No Limit Hold'em World Championship . April 20, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
6. Web site: 20th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1989, No Limit Hold'em World Championship . April 20, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
7. Web site: 21st World Series of Poker - WSOP 1990, No Limit Hold'em World Championship . April 20, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
8. Web site: 23rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1992, No Limit Hold'em World Championship . April 20, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
9. Web site: 24th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1993, No Limit Hold'em World Championship . April 20, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
10. Web site: 27th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1996, No Limit Hold'em World Championship . April 20, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
11. Web site: The Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open, Main Event - No Limit Hold'em . April 20, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
12. Web site: July 18, 2008 . Poker player cursed his way to the top . March 26, 2024 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
13. Web site: John Bonetti's profile on The Hendon Mob . December 5, 2023 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en.
14. Web site: John Bonetti . March 26, 2024 . WSOP.com.