Get to Know John Monnette
If you don’t know who John Monette is by now, you obviously haven’t been paying close enough attention to the 2012 World Series of Poker. Through 36 events the man has racked up 524.25 Player of the Year points, thanks to five cashes and three top-three finishes:
Here's a look at Monnette’s 2012 WSOP thus far:
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Event #32 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 2nd | $279,206 |
| Event #27 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 94th | $2,676 |
| Event #15 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low | 3rd | $109,444 |
| Event #10 $5,000 Seven Card Stud | 1st | $190,826 |
| Event #4 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | 12th | $10,051 |
Not too shabby for less than three week’s worth of work. As you can see, Monnette captured his second gold bracelet in Event #10, the other coming last year in this very event when he defeated 488 other players to capture the $278,144 first-place prize.
The non-hold’em cash-game specialist from Palmdale, California has 25 WSOP cashes for $1,224,734, but what’s really impressive is only eight of them come in no-limit hold’em related events. What does that mean? Simple, Monnette is one of the best-mixed game players in the world.
Given his skill level, combined with how well he’s run this summer, we wouldn’t be surprised if Monnette puts up a long and hardy fight in defending his title.