John Hennigan (born August 10, 1970) is an American professional

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player from

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, who, in his career, has won six

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s and a

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(WPT) title.

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and Gavin Smith have stated in interviews that they consider Hennigan to be the best player they have faced. Hennigan is nicknamed "Johnny World" because he is willing to bet on anything in the world. Before specializing in poker, he was also a professional

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player.

World Series of Poker

Hennigan finished 19th in the 1999 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000

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main event. In April 2002 he made the final table of the WSOP $1,500

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event and won his first bracelet just four days later in the $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, taking home the $117,320 first prize after defeating a final table including

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and

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. In 2004, he won his second WSOP bracelet in the $5,000

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event, defeating a final table that included

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, David Chiu and T. J. Cloutier. Hennigan made another two WSOP final tables in 2005, including a second-place finish in the $5,000 2 to 7 draw lowball no limit event, finishing just behind

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. In 2014, he won the $50,000 Players Championship for over $1.5 million, and collecting his third WSOP bracelet. The Championship is regarded as one of the most prestigious events one can win during a poker career. At the

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, he came in second in this event, earning $765,837.

World Series of Poker bracelets

World Poker Tour

Hennigan has made two

(WPT) final tables, finishing 4th in the Five Diamond World Poker Classic in 2002 won by

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then winning the 2007 Borgata Winter Open, earning a little over $1.6 million.

Other poker events

Hennigan won The 2002

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's $7,500 no limit hold'em main event, defeating

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in heads-up play, earning $216,000 prize. He also cashed in the same event in 2003, finishing 5th. Hennigan was inducted in the

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in 2018. As of 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,450,000. His 45 cashes as the WSOP account for over $5,700,000 of those winnings.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hennigan, John American poker players American pool players Living people Sportspeople from Philadelphia World Series of Poker bracelet winners World Poker Tour winners 1970 births Place of birth missing (living people) Poker Hall of Fame inductees