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John "Johnny World" Hennigan
John "Johnny World" Hennigan makes history winning the World Poker Tour (WPT) Main Event at the Borgata Winter Poker Open. Hennigan joins Daniel Negreanu as the only player to win a World Poker Tour title, a World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Bracelet (Hennigan has won two), and the US Poker Championship. Not only did "Johnny World" win $1.6 Million for first place, he re-established himself among today's poker elite.
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Source: Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
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A lively studio audience of family, friends, and poker enthusiasts filled the Borgata Event Center for the start of the televised WPT Final Table. Audience members barely took their seats when John James was the first player eliminated winning $276,935 for sixth place. The next player to exit the Final Table was Michael Sukonic of Warminster, PA, winning $332,322 for fifth place. The level of play and intensity rose dramatically with four players left. Joseph Simmons, a Philadelphia native and former manager of the Grammy award-winning hip-hop group, The Roots, won $387,709 in fourth place.
Professional poker player and WSOP Bracelet Winner, John Gale, slid down the leader board before finally being eliminated from the tournament. The British-born player won $443,096 for his third place finish. Following the money presentation ceremony, the 2007 Borgata Winter Poker Open featured a heads-up match between a premier professional and an amateur tournament player. As play resumed, Hennigan was the favorite to beat Charles Kelley of Stanton, VA. Kelley, a retired stockbroker, made several runs for the chip lead, but in the end, it was "Johnny World's" night.
Hennigan grew up in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. He started playing pool as a young man, and eventually moved to the professional ranks. "Johnny World," who got his start playing poker with friends in the neighborhood, began playing professionally in Atlantic City. The likes of Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu have commented that "Johnny World" is one of the best cash game players on the planet. Aside from his reputation in the cash games, Hennigan gained attention at the Final Table of the first-ever World Poker Tour televised event, where he finished fourth.
After experiencing significant success as a poker player, "Johnny World" went through a period outside the spotlight, opting to take some time away from the game to reprioritize and refresh. Last night displayed the end result of Hennigan's perseverance.
After the presentation at the end of the tournament, Hennigan finally seemed to relax. "I've played a lot of poker tournaments; they're exciting and brutal," commented a smiling Hennigan. "I'm completely in shock right now. I've won a few tournaments in the past, and it usually doesn't sink in for the first couple hours. I'm just soaking it in. Two hours from now it will really hit me."
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070131/NYW197 )
Source: Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
· Borgata World Poker Tour.
· Click Here to Download Image
A lively studio audience of family, friends, and poker enthusiasts filled the Borgata Event Center for the start of the televised WPT Final Table. Audience members barely took their seats when John James was the first player eliminated winning $276,935 for sixth place. The next player to exit the Final Table was Michael Sukonic of Warminster, PA, winning $332,322 for fifth place. The level of play and intensity rose dramatically with four players left. Joseph Simmons, a Philadelphia native and former manager of the Grammy award-winning hip-hop group, The Roots, won $387,709 in fourth place.
Professional poker player and WSOP Bracelet Winner, John Gale, slid down the leader board before finally being eliminated from the tournament. The British-born player won $443,096 for his third place finish. Following the money presentation ceremony, the 2007 Borgata Winter Poker Open featured a heads-up match between a premier professional and an amateur tournament player. As play resumed, Hennigan was the favorite to beat Charles Kelley of Stanton, VA. Kelley, a retired stockbroker, made several runs for the chip lead, but in the end, it was "Johnny World's" night.
Hennigan grew up in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. He started playing pool as a young man, and eventually moved to the professional ranks. "Johnny World," who got his start playing poker with friends in the neighborhood, began playing professionally in Atlantic City. The likes of Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu have commented that "Johnny World" is one of the best cash game players on the planet. Aside from his reputation in the cash games, Hennigan gained attention at the Final Table of the first-ever World Poker Tour televised event, where he finished fourth.
After experiencing significant success as a poker player, "Johnny World" went through a period outside the spotlight, opting to take some time away from the game to reprioritize and refresh. Last night displayed the end result of Hennigan's perseverance.
After the presentation at the end of the tournament, Hennigan finally seemed to relax. "I've played a lot of poker tournaments; they're exciting and brutal," commented a smiling Hennigan. "I'm completely in shock right now. I've won a few tournaments in the past, and it usually doesn't sink in for the first couple hours. I'm just soaking it in. Two hours from now it will really hit me."
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