Jesse Lonis wins third WSOP bracelet in an online tournament

Jesse Lonis won his third bracelet in World Series of Poker (WSOP) online events. Last year's Card Player Player of the Year beat a field of 371 players in the $1,000 buy-in mystery bounty tournament.

Lonis's total earnings came to $59,579. Of that, $33,688 was the first-place prize and $25,891 came from bounties. Among the bounties was $14,000, the second-largest envelope in the prize pool. Lonis entered the tournament only once and played on WSOP Online under the name 'Dangerous22'.

Lonis beat an opponent with the username 'kazuomatsui' heads-up and announced his win on social media with a mobile screenshot. It was noted that this username does not belong to the former Japanese-born baseball player who wore New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros jerseys. The same name had finished sixth in the tournament where Shannon Shorr won his fourth bracelet earlier in the series.

The 31-year-old Lonis's previous bracelet win goes back to 2023. That summer he won the $50,000 buy-in pot limit Omaha high roller event and received $2,303,017. That is the second-biggest cash of his career. He won his first bracelet in 2022, in a $1,000 buy-in six-max online no limit hold'em tournament. The player, who was born in New York and now lives in Las Vegas, has surpassed $35 million in total tournament earnings.