The San Diego, California player John Monnette managed to take down the 22nd Event of this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP), claiming his third WSOP gold bracelet. Monnette took home a first-place prize estimated to $256,610 and his third bracelet won in a WSOP competition.
The American player emerged victorious from the 2017 WSOP $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship event. He was granted with the largest cash portion of the guaranteed prize pool, with the prize being almost equal to his best live cash of $279,206 generated over his runner-up position taken over the 43rd edition of the WSOP in 2012. The victory also boosted his total live winnings to $2,620,124.
The other two WSOP bracelet victories of the player came in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Monnette won his first gold bracelet in a $2,500 eight-game-mix event in 2011, while the second bracelet came to his possession after he won a $5,000 event that took place in 2012. Up to date, the player cashed a total of 54 times.
It was Monnette who got the chip lead at the start of the WSOP $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship’s final day. As a matter of fact, he got the chip lead throughout the entire Day 3, eliminating his last standing opponents.
The third WSOP gold bracelet came to John Monnette after his major opponent Per Hildebrand managed to win a number of hands to boost his stack. A bit later, Monnette sealed his victory, sending Hildebrand on the runner-up position. Actually, the WSOP Event #22 saw an extremely fast-paced play, with the remaining players being reduced to three players only in about two and a half hours.
After Xavier Kyablue got eliminated at the fourth position, three players only remained around the table. Monnette had the chip lead and continued pressing his opponents in order to build a larger stack. Per Hildebrand, on the other hand, managed to climb up right after him, leaving Darren Elias with the shortest stack of them three.
Finally, Elias was sent home by Monnette, after a number of all-in pushes. His departure from the final table put the beginning of the heads-up battle between Per Hildebrand and John Monnette, with the latter having a sizeable chip stack and still holding the chip lead. Soon, he was crowned as victor in the WSOP $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship.
With John Monnette being crowned as the event’s winner with a first-place prize of $256,610, Per Hildebrand remained second, taking home a guaranteed prize pool portion of $158,596. The third place was occupied by Darren Elias, who received a consolation prize of $110,944.
Xavier Kyablue ranked fourth, followed by James Chen. The sixth position in the ranking was taken by Mike Gorodinsky, while Mike Leah remained seventh. The eighth place was occupied by Paul Volpe.
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Harry Evans
