John Monnette | |
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Nickname(s) | Angry John, jmonnett (PokerStars) |
Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Born | Palmdale, California, U.S. | February 16, 1982
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 5 |
Final table(s) | 26 |
Money finish(es) | 93 [1] |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 155th, 2009 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 6 [2] |
John Edward Monnette (born February 16, 1982) is an American mixed-game specialist professional poker player from Palmdale, California and is a five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. [3]
At the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Monnette won the $2,500 8-Game Mix event earning $278,144, defeating bracelet winner and 2009 Main Event November Nine fourth-place finisher Eric Buchman during heads-up play. [4] The following year at the 2012 World Series of Poker, he won his second bracelet in the $5,000 Seven Card Stud event, earning $190,826. [5] Also, at the 2012 WSOP, Monnette finished runner-up to bracelet winner David "Bakes" Baker in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. for $279,206. [6]
Monnette won his third WSOP bracelet at the 2017 World Series of Poker when he won the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for $256,610. [7]
At the 2021 World Series of Poker, Monnette won his fourth WSOP bracelet when he won the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship for $245,680. [8] In the 2023 WSOP, he won his fifth bracelet in the $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw event for $145,863. [9]
As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,100,000. [10]
Year | Event | Prize Money |
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2011 | $2,500 Eight Game Mix | $278,144 |
2012 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | $190,826 |
2017 | $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | $256,610 |
2021 | $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | $245,680 |
2023 | $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | $145,863 |
Prior to Black Friday 2011, Monnette played at the online poker site PokerStars under the screen name jmonnett. Among his accomplishments were one World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) title in 2010's Event 27, the $320 Fixed-Limit Badugi, earning $19,250. [11] Monnette also holds a title from the 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) in Event 24 (High), a $1,050 buy-in 2-7 Triple Draw tournament that earned him $36,400. [12]
Monnette was born in Palmdale, California, and graduated from University of California, San Diego. Monnette married Diana Cox in 2016, and the couple has a daughter born in September 2019, and a son born in 2021.
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