Justin Bonomo
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| Nickname(s) | ZeeJustin |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Los Angeles, California |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finishes | None |
| Highest ITM main event finish |
None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | 0 |
| Money Finishes | 2 |
Justin Bonomo (born September 30, 1985) (known online as ZeeJustin) is a controversial professional poker player from Los Angeles. He is best known for being caught and publicly outed after cheating in major online poker tournaments by entering himself multiple times via software glitch.[1][2] Controversy around him grew further when he made several attempts at public apology.[3]
Bonomo placed 30th in the 2005 Pokerstars Caribbean Poker Adventure in January, 2005. He also placed 4th at the French Open in Deavuille, France (a European Poker Tour event) on February 19, 2005 thereby becoming the youngest player to make a televised final table at 19 years, 5 months, and 20 days.
In his blog Bonomo discusses his return to live tournament play and has offered to donate a percentage of his poker profits to charity .[4]
In December 2006, Bonomo made 4 final tables at the World Poker Tour Bellagio Five Diamond Classic. He capped this run with a 7th place finish in the main event, earning $152,000 and just missing the televised final table that will feature Daniel Negreanu and Joe Hachem.
At the 2007 PokerStars.com Caribbean Adventure (PCA) WPT in January he placed 11 and won $77,702. The next day he won a $2500 buy-in event with 175 players and took home $123,000.
His total live tournament winnings exceed $400,000.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Bluff Magazine
- ^ Compatible Poker
- ^ Tournament Monitor
- ^ ZeeJustin.com: Aruba and the Methuselah Foundation
- ^ Hendon Mob
