John Hennigan

Name: John Hennigan
Nickname: World
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pa.

From felt to felt, John Hennigan has translated his skills at the pool table to a winning career in poker as well.

Many old-school poker pros have come from pool-hustling backgrounds that turned into poker careers. Hennigan's route started in Philadelphia, Pa., where he was born. He still calls the City of Brotherly Love his hometown. He grew up in Philly and Atlantic City where he learned how to play pool at an early age.

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Trivia

Prefers to keep a low profile
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner
Former professional pool player

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2009 WSOP, Ante Up for Africa	7th	$25,900
WPT Season 7, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic	23rd	$43,235
2008 WSOP, Event 35, Seven-Card Stud	35th	$2,340
WPT Season 6, Borgata Poker Classic	50th	$14,754
WPT Season 6, Bellagio Cup III	53rd	$15,490
WPT Season 5, Borgata Poker Classic	1st	$1,606,223
2006 WSOP, Event 10, Seven-Card Stud	18th	$5,220
2006 WSOP, Event 5, No-Limit Hold'em Short-Handed, 6/table	52nd	$6,633
2005 WSOP, Event 39, $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball...	2nd	$217,110
2005 WSOP, Event 31, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em, Short-Handed...	15th	$11,320
2005 WSOP, Event 13, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	6th	$109,510
2004 WSOP, Event 29, Limit Hold'em	1st	$325,360
WPT Season 1, Five Diamond World Poker Classic	4th	$83,472
2002 WSOP, Event 10, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo	1st	$117,320
2002 WSOP, Event 5, $1,500 Limit Seven-Card Stud	7th	$10,700
1999 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 1999	19th	$27,950

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Player Statistics

Cashes	16
Total Winnings	$2,622,537
First Place Finishes	3
WSOP Bracelets	2

Player Analysis of John Hennigan

Description

John is an extremely likeable guy with a self-deprecating sense of humor. John’s A-game is on a par with anyone’s. Unfortunately, he has not only a B-, C-, and D-game, but even letters far down the alphabet. I hesitate to call him a bad steamer, because he actually is capable of managing very well. He just gets down on himself at times and that is the main reason he is not always at the top.

Best Game

Any form of Seven-Card Stud

Weakness

Self-control

John Hennigan's Score

6.9/10

Aggressiveness 7
Looseness 7
Limit 8
No-Limit 5
Side Games 7
Steam Control 5
Against Strong Players 7
Tournaments 7
Short-Handed 8
Against Weak Players 8

Amusing Anecdote

A few years back, John laid me $19,000 to $5,000 against Tiger Woods in every tournament he played for the following two years. Tiger went on a tear, winning five of the next six tournaments he played in.

I was up almost $100,000 and John was calling me every week begging for a settlement. Each week, I turned him down. I was enjoying the bet, especially because it gave me a sweat every week Tiger played.

Finally, he pleaded that as a friend I had to settle because the bet had made him unable to play poker. He said, “I’m sitting here in Atlantic City playing $75-$150 trying to grind out $5,000 to $10,000 a week and every time I look up at the TV, I’m losing another $19,000."

We settled for a total of $200,000 and then Tiger cooled off. I might not have ended up winning anything.

Analysis brought to you by Barry Greenstein