- John Bonetti
infobox poker player
firstname=John
lastname=Bonetti
nickname="None"
caption=John Bonetti in the2005 World Series of Poker
hometown=Houston, Texas
wsop bracelet count=3
wsop money finishes=32
wsop main event best finish rank=3rd
wsop main event best finish year=1993
multi-year wsop winner=,1996
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=0
wpt money finishes=1John Bonetti (June 1928 –
June 27 ,2008 ) was an American professionalpoker player fromHouston, Texas . [ cite web|url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-news/John-Bonetti,-Three-time-Bracelet-Winner,-Dead-at-80-1466.htm |title=John Bonetti, Three-time Bracelet Winner, Dead at 80 |accessdate=2008-06-29 |last=Bradley |first=Lance |date=2008-06-28 |work=bluffmedia.com |publisher=bluffmagazine.com ]Born in
Brooklyn, New York , Bonetti began playing at the age of 54, and won three bracelets at theWorld Series of Poker (WSOP).He has also made several notable finishes in the No Limit
Texas Hold'em WSOP Main Event:
* 1987 23rd place - $10,000
* 1989 16th place - $12,500
* 1990 8th place - $33,400
* 1992 12th place - $10,100
* 1993 3rd place - $210,000
* 1996 3rd place - $341,250Bonetti also finished on the television bubble of the
World Poker Tour (WPT) Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open, winning $86,377.Between May 1987 and February 2003, Bonetti won more than 40
poker tournament s.On June 27, 2008, Bonetti died at the age of 80.
His total live tournament winnings exceeded $4,100,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=27 Hendon Mob tournament results] ]
World Series of Poker bracelets
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