Justin Bonomo came out on top in the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl $300,000 buy-in NLHE event, outlasting a tough field of 48 players to claim the championship ring and take home the humongous first place prize of $5,000,000.
It has been a very profitable 2018 for the 32-year-old Bonomo, who had won just two months ago the Super High Roller Bowl China for a whopping $4,800,000! This year, the American poker pro has made a total of 13 final tables so far, winning 6 titles, and cashing over $13.8 million along the way.
Bonomo said after the event, "I've watched the game change. I've used all the methods and learned all the games. I finally feel like I'm on top."
Thanks to this win, Bonomo's name now climbs onto third place on the all-time money list, with career live tournament earnings of $31,941,295.
The final day commenced with Belarusian player Mikita Badziakouski as the chip leader, with Negreanu and Bonomo tied for second place. The first knockout on that day was when Jason Koon's pocket queens held up against Nick Petrangelo's pocket tens, eliminating Petrangelo in 6th place for $900,000.
Defending champ of this event Christoph Vogelsang fell short of winning this event for the second time, and he settled in 5th place for $1.2 million. It was Mikita Badziakouski who defeated Vogelsang but as he made a bluff against Daniel Negreanu's turned straight, he ended up as the shortest stack during four-handed play. Badziakouski was knocked out when his top pair wasn't enough to beat Bonomo's top pair and higher kicker, thus settling for 4th place for $1.6 million.
After Jason Koon was defeated by Bonomo, Bonomo's stack soared into the chip lead whilst Koon became the shortest stack. Ultimately, Koon was eliminated in third place for $2.1 million. He actually has won two high roller titles in the previous weeks, taking home more than $4.6 million in winnings. Koon currently has over $19 million in total career earnings.
Bonomo almost took a 4-to-1 chip lead into heads-up play against Kid Poker Daniel Negreanu. The Canada All Time Money List leader did everything he can to fight back, but in the end he had 87, with Bonomo holding 99 and he got all-in on a flop of f 976. The turn revealed K and the river 6, thus enabling Bonomo to win with a full house.
As runner-up, the 43-year-old Negreanu won $3 million in this event, the second-biggest score of his career, making his total lifetime earnings reach to more than $39.5 million now.
2018 Super High Roller Bowl Final Table results
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Place
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Player
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Country
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Prize
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1
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Justin Bonomo
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USA
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$5,000,000
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2
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Daniel Negreanu
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Canada
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$3,000,000
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3
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Jason Koon
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USA
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$2,100,000
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4
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Mikita Badziakouski
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Belarus
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$1,600,000
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5
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Christoph Vogelsang
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Germany
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$1,200,000
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6
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Nick Petrangelo
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USA
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$900,000
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7
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Stephen Chidwick
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Great Britain
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$600,000
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8
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Seth Davies
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USA
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$90,000
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Source:
https://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/05/justin-bonomo-wins-2018-super-high-roller-bowl-5-million-30947.htm?itm_content=pn-hp-hero-1
