The veterans mean business this summer in the 2023 WSOP. We have seen a slew of multi-time winners adding another bracelet to their resumes recently which has set the tone at this WSOP as it reaches the 1/3rd of the way through marker.
David “ODB” Baker won his third bracelet in Event #24: $1,500 Razz last Friday. Josh Arieh also joined the conversation by taking down his fifth bracelet in Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship. Then Shaun Deeb most recently did so by capturing his sixth bracelet in Event #27: $1,500 Eight-Game Mix. Not to mention Ben Lamb grabbing a second one as well.
All of these successful long-time players seem to be inspiring each other to keep it up as yet another added his name to the veteran multi-time winners list when John Monnette captured his with bracelet in Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw for $145,863 after outlasting 522 players.
Monnette has been a stalwart in the mixed game scene at the WSOP for many years as he won his first bracelet back in 2011 in 8-game mix. He then won a seven card stud title in 2012 before adding the $10,000 2-7 lowball championship bracelet in 2017 and the $10,000 Limit Hold’em championship in 2021. He also has three other runner-up results, two of which are in 2-7 lowball events and four third-place finishes which puts him very close to having not just a hall of fame live career but one that could be tossed into the conversation for one of the best mixed-game players ever.
