John Hennigan

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John Hennigan

John Hennigan

WPT:1

GPI:869

$9,181,505

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Profile

Name
John Hennigan
Nationality
United States
GPI Rank
869
WPT Wins
1
Total Live Earnings
$9,181,505

Biography

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.

Biography

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 "Johnny World" 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

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2002$2,000 H.O.R.S.E.$117,320
2004$5,000 Limit Hold'em$325,360
2014$50,000 The Poker Players Championship$1,517,767
2016$10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) Championship$320,103
2018$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship$414,692
2019$10,000 Seven Card Stud$245,451

Ten years after his second bracelet, Hennigan won one of the most prestigious poker tournaments on the calendar with victory in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for over $1.5 million.

In 2016, Hennigan won bracelet number four in Event #47: $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship having admitted he was just "killing time" between high stakes cash games.

"Those games are so big, it's hard to concentrate on tournaments," Hennigan said. "I was just really out of gas in the cash games, so I just came over here to kill time. I registered for this at midnight, which is foolish, you give up so many levels. But that's what I did and I'm glad I did it."

In 2018, Hennigan added another bracelet in the $10k H.O.R.S.E. against a star-studded field, while narrowly missing out while his first stud bracelet in 2019 saw him take his personal tally to six.

PokerNews Covered Events

EventPlacePrize
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #80: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller6th$134,491
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty81st$10,856
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $10,000 Razz Championship6th$56,265
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship13th$26,662
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship9th$33,087
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #2: $25,000 High Roller (6-Handed)24th$43,750
2021 Wynn Fall Classic$2,200 Mystery Bounty154th$4,448
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)119th$25,091
2019 World Series of PokerEvent #41: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship1st$245,451
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee159th$4,021
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #76: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.11th$11,456
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #73: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)176th$1,496
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $10,000 Razz Championship7th$40,817
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #52: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship16th$14,615
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #40: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet12th$6,874
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship2nd$765,837
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #27: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship1st$414,692
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship7th$32,796
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed7th$11,930
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball28th$4,942
2014 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em69th$4,499
2014 World Series of PokerEvent #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship1st$1,517,767
2014 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em88th$6,066
2014 World Series of PokerEvent #19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em2nd$319,993
2013 World Series of PokerEvent #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship3rd$686,568
2013 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball7th$27,633
2013 World Series of PokerEvent #38: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Four Handed)54th$4,712
2013 World Series of PokerEvent #19: $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em15th$12,601
2013 World Series of PokerEvent #9: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout59th$7,384
2013 World Series of PokerEvent #6: $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" No-Limit Hold'em140th$7,279
2012 World Series of PokerEvent 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship12th$120,994
2012 World Series of PokerEvent 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed31st$4,046
2012 World Series of PokerEvent 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.13th$23,525
2012 World Series of PokerEvent 6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max20th$14,328
2011 World Series of PokerEvent #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better30th$10,091
2011 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship4th$92,928
2010 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship14th$31,851
2008 World Series of PokerEvent 35 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud35th$2,340