John Wasnock is an American poker player who made it to the final table of the 2025 WSOP Main Event and finished runner-up for $6 million.
“I’ve had a pretty good run the last year," Wasnock told PokerNews. "I live in Seattle. There’s not a lot of big action, you know, tournaments. So I play tournaments when I come down. I’ve been playing some of the smaller events in the World Series the last ten years or so. I played in the Main Event once, ten years ago. That was kind of a bucket list.”
John Wasnock Background
Wasnock, who is from North Bend, Washington, had his first tournament cash in 2014 with a fourth-place finish at the Venetian Las Vegas for $15,577.
After his Main Event run, Wasnock was able to retire.
“Since the Main, I subsequently retired. I always wanted to travel around and play more poker. Before, I was only able to travel maybe once or twice a year to WSOP events, something like that,” he told PokerNews in an interview. “I've been trying to travel around a bit. Did a couple of circuit events, a couple of WPT events. Here in Las Vegas, I played the Venetian Classic and a couple of Poker Masters, that sort of thing. So I’ve been pretty active and playing. But, yeah, I’ve been wanting to kind of validate my run as not just a one-hit wonder. I’ve been fairly successful with some fairly deep runs in the travel I’ve done since.”
John Wasnock Poker History
With just $143,000 in live earnings heading into the WSOP Main Event, and just two WSOP cashes to his name, his 2025 WSOP Main Event run was a traditional Cinderella story. Before his $6 million prize, he had just two WSOP cashes to his name, the best of which came in 2024 when he finished 29th in the $600 Ultra Stack for $11,140.
Wasnock followed up his Main Event run by winning a WSOP Circuit ring on WSOP.com, the first time he had ever played on the client.
“I had a day off on Friday, and I was just in my room, and I was looking around to see if there were any sort of one-day tournaments live," he said. "I didn’t really find anything that interested me. I live in Washington, where I can’t really play online much. Just started to look around and think, maybe there is a WSOP bracelet event or a circuit event that I can play on the WSOP app."
Wasnock ended 2025 with a trip to the Bahamas for WSOP Paradise, where he cashed in the $25,000 Super Main Event for $55,000.
Wealth - What is John Wasnock's Net Worth?
While John Wasnock's net worth isn't readily available, he has over $6.2 million in live tournament earnings. That includes a career-best $6 million score from his runner-up finish in the 2025 WSOP Main Event.
John Wasnock FAQs
What place did John Wasnock get in the WSOP Main Event?
John Wasnock finished second in the 2025 WSOP Main Event for $6 million.
Who won the 2025 WSOP Main Event?
Michael Mizrachi won the 2025 Main Event, while John Wasnock finished runner-up.
Where is John Wasnock from?
John Wasnock is from North Bend, Washington.
