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Justin Bonomo Now #1 on Poker’s All-Time Money List

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Poker has a new all-time money leader, and his name is Justin Bonomo. On Tuesday, Bonomo won the $1 million Big One for One Drop to close out the 2018 World Series of Poker. In doing so, he won $10 million and became the first person in poker history to win more than $40 million in live poker tournaments.

In addition, Bonomo is now #1 on Poker’s All-Time Money List, leapfrogging over Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel. Fedor Holz finished second in the Big One and is now fourth all-time.

Bonomo Wins Big One for One Drop – Holz Second

The big story heading into the Big One for One Drop finale on Tuesday was that Justin Bonomo held the chip lead and looked to overtake Daniel Negreanu on Poker’s All-Time Money List.

What seemed a mere pipe dream a year ago became a reality for Bonomo as he knocked out half the final table, including Fedor Holz en route to winning the largest individual score of his live poker career. Bonomo took home $10 million for his win while Holz earned $6 million.

This was also Bonomo’s third career WSOP bracelet win and his second of 2018. Bonomo also won the $10k Heads-Up NL Championship earlier in the series. He joins Joe Cada and Shaun Deeb as multi-bracelet winners in 2018.

Bonomo Takes Over #1 on Poker’s All-Time Money List – Holz Now Fourth

With his victory in the Big One for One Drop, Bonomo now has $42.97 million in live tournament earnings. He is now the first, and so far only, player in poker history to win $40 million in live tournaments. Bonomo’s win also allowed him to leapfrog to the top of Poker’s All-Time Money List. He was third behind Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel heading into the One Drop.

The most impressive part about Bonomo’s run to the top of the money list is that is have come mostly over the last three years. He has won $33.7 of his $42.97 million since 2016. This year alone, Bonomo has won $24.94 million. This sets the new single-season mark for live tournament earnings, eclipsing Dan Colman’s $22.38 million in 2014.

Bonomo wasn’t the only person to move up the money list. Fedor Holz earned $6 million for second in the One Drop and now has $32.55 million in career earnings, fourth all-time. He moved past Dan Colman. Holz also is just the fourth person in poker history with $30 million or more in live tournament earnings.

Daniel Negreanu Said Bonomo’s Win May Be Best For His Quality of Life

Daniel Negreanu has been atop the Money List for years but some figured that at some point the high roller crew would catch him. Few figured it would be this year as nobody was in realistic striking distance.

Of course, Justin Bonomo’s run is anything but realistic. Nobody could have predicted a $25 million run in 2018, and it’s still just July. But Negreanu was not upset over the changing of the guard. He took to Twitter on Tuesday and stated that Bonomo winning the One Drop may be the best thing for his quality of life:

Of course, Bonomo took it down and Negreanu was quick to praise him for the win. He also expressed a sense of relief that he no longer has the target on his back.

Just How Much Will Bonomo Win in 2018?

The question on everyone’s mind is just how long can Bonomo continue this insane run? Realistically, nobody saw this run coming. Even after winning the Super High Roller Bowl at the end of May, nobody figured him to go on a two bracelet run, or win two $25k Aria High Rollers.

While there are plenty of high roller events left in 2018, none will award the prize money in the Super High Roller Bowl or One Drop, so a $50 million run is certainly out of the question. However, a $30 million is out of the realm of possibility.

Of course, that would require Bonomo to outright win a few upcoming events and it’s very difficult to take down a single tournament, much less 10 that Bonomo has in 2018.

If forced to make a prediction, I’d say that the run will stop somewhere around the $27 million mark. At some point, he has to cool off, right? Regardless of how the rest of the year unfolds, Bonomo has already had the greatest run in poker history. With the streak he’s on, odds are we will see him pile on in the last six months of the year.

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