John Edward Monnette (born February 16, 1982) is an American mixed-game specialist professional

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player from

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and is a four-time

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winner.

World Series of Poker

At the

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(WSOP), Monnette won the $2,500 8-Game Mix event earning $278,144, defeating bracelet winner and 2009 Main Event

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fourth-place finisher

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during heads-up play. The following year at the

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, he won his second bracelet in the $5,000

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event, earning $190,826. Also, at the 2012 WSOP, Monnette finished runner-up to bracelet winner

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in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. for $279,206. Monnette would win his third WSOP bracelet at the

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when he won the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for $256,610. At the 2021 World Series of Poker, Monnette won his fourth WSOP bracelet when he won the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship for $245,680. As of October 2021, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,084,000.

World Series of Poker bracelets

Online poker

Prior to Black Friday 2011, Monnette played at the

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under the screen name jmonnett. Among his accomplishments were one

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(WCOOP) title in 2010's Event 27, the $320 Fixed-Limit Badugi, earning $19,250. Monnette also holds a title from the 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) in Event 24 (High), a $1,050 buy-in 2-7 Triple Draw tournament that earned him $36,400.

Personal life

Monnette was born in

, and graduated from

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. Monnette married Diana Cox in 2016, and the couple has a daughter born in September, 2019, and a son born in 2021.

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