/tags/john-hennigan/ Recent content in John Hennigan on Poker Game Free John Hennigan en-US chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:25:47 +0000 /poker-players/hall-of-fame/202312/john-hennigan/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:25:47 +0000chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) /poker-players/hall-of-fame/202312/john-hennigan/ <h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>John Hennigan is an American poker player and six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2018.</p> <h2 id="biography-1">Biography</h2> <p>Born on August 10, 1970, Hennigan learned to play pool at a young age, traveling to play on the pool circuit. A big gambler, Hennigan gained the nickname &ldquo;Johnny World&rdquo; due to his willingness to gamble on anything in the world. Gambling on pool would lead him to poker, with his first recorded cash coming in 1997. In 2002, he won his first WSOP bracelet in the $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament for $117,320. That same year, he placed fourth in the WPTs Five-Diamond World Poker Classic for over $80,000. To close out the year, he took down the Main Event at the United States Poker Championship in Atlantic City for $216,000. With one gold WSOP bracelet wrapped around his wrist, John came back in 2004 to claim another one in the $5,000 Limit Holdem event for $325,000. Throughout his time on the tournament circuit, Hennigan continued to play cash games on the side. He sat in on some of the largest games around with the best players. He was often referred to as one of the best, all-around cash players and he earned a lot of respect from his peers as being an extremely tough opponent to face. In 2007, Hennigan traveled back to Atlantic City for the Borgata Winter Open. He came out on top of the Championship Event and earned over $1.6 million. In 2008, Johnny World won the Ante Up for Africa Charity Event at the WSOP. John Hennigan WSOP Bracelets</p> /poker-players/hall-of-fame/john-hennigan/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:27:40 +0000chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) /poker-players/hall-of-fame/john-hennigan/ <h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>John Hennigan is an American poker player and six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2018.</p> <h2 id="biography-1">Biography</h2> <p>Born on August 10, 1970, Hennigan learned to play pool at a young age, traveling to play on the pool circuit. A big gambler, Hennigan gained the nickname &ldquo;Johnny World&rdquo; due to his willingness to gamble on anything in the world.</p> <p>Gambling on pool would lead him to poker, with his first recorded cash coming in 1997. In 2002, he won his first WSOP bracelet in the $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament for $117,320.</p>