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Before he started making a name for himself on the live circuit, Justin Bonomo was known online as “ZeeJustin.” Now a sponsored pro for Team Bodog, things haven’t always been easy in the online realm for Justin. A few years back, he was caught multi-accounting on various poker sites in major tournaments. Taking the higher road, Bonomo acknowledged his mistakes and openly apologized multiple times for his wrongdoing. Even so, Justin has been able to rack up a ton of live tournament results all over the world and over $1.8 million in tournament earnings.

In 2005, Justin burst onto the poker scene with a couple of solid performances in the WPT PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and the EPT French Open. He earned himself over $50,000 combined for both of those finishes. The following year, he scored big with three final tables in preliminary events at the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas for well over $100,000 total. When the Main Event rolled around, Bonomo ran deep and ended up in seventh place for $152,230.

Things kept on working out for the positive for Bonomo in 2007. He first placed eleventh in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Championship Event for over $75,000 and then a couple months later hit another score over $75,000 for a nice run at the WPT World Championship. At the WSOP Circuit at Caesars Las Vegas that year, he placed second in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event for over $40,000. All of this was a great lead up to the great WSOP Justin was in for.

During the summer, he cashed in three WSOP events. His biggest win was a fourth-place finish in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em event for over $150,000. To round out the great year he was having, Bonomo took fifth in the Caesars Palace Classic for over $160,000. He earned himself almost $575,000 that year alone.

In 2008, Bonomo decided to one up his overall numbers from the previous year when he made a total of over $625,000. His two biggest scores were an eighth place at the Borgata Winter Open for $135,243 and a second place at the WSOP $5,000 Mixed Hold’em event for $230,159.

In 2009, Bonomo was able to get a nice distinct win under his belt. He captured the $5,000 Championship Event at the WSOP Circuit at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The road wasn’t easy, especially during heads-up play. Bonomo battled with professional Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi for around four hours total, but eventually walked away with the $227,692 first-place prize.