Buddy Bonnecaze is an American poker player, winner of two World Series of Poker bracelets in the 1990s. Bonnecaze was a prominent player in the 1980s and 1990s.

Buddy Bonnecaze
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)2
Money finish(es)6
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
35th, 1986

Bonnecaze began cashing in poker tournaments in the mid-1980s and made his first cash in the World Series of Poker in 1986, finishing in 35th place in the Main Event, winning $7,500.[1]

He won his first WSOP bracelet in 1992 in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event.[2] The next year, Bonnecaze won another bracelet, this time in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event.[3]

After nearly a decade away from the poker scene, Bonnecaze returned to tournaments and came close to winning the Winter Bayou Poker Challenge $300 No Limit Hold'em tournament in New Orleans in 2009, finishing in 4th place and earning a $4,609 pay day.[4]

As of 2009, Bonnecaze has tournament winnings of $234,064, with $205,465 of those winnings from the WSOP.[5]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

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Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1992 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em $115,800
1993 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha $83,400

References

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  1. ^ "17th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1986, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "23rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1992, Hold'em Pot Limit". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Buddy Bonnecaze". WSOP.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "2009 Winter Bayou Poker Challenge | Harrah's New Orleans | Poker Tournament Results". www.bluffmagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Louis Bonnecaze's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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