Jack Binion

Jack Binion

Jack Binion

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Jack Benny Binion, the son of casino titan Benny Binion, is a hugely respected name amongst the world’s elite poker players, both past and present, as well as Las Vegas’ biggest high rollers. Binion was the first ever host of the World Series of Poker and has left a legacy in the game that is rivalled by few. Poker & Pop Culture: Jack Binion Sorts Fact From Fiction Regarding Moss-Dandolos Match

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  • Jack Binion was inducted to the American Gaming Associations’s Gaming Hall of Fame in 2004, a year before he was joined the list of names in the Poker Hall of Fame.
  • Binion was the founder of the World Poker Open, a feeder to the WSOP, which ran from 2003 - 2008.
  • In 1963 and at just the age of 26, Binion became president of Binion’s Horseshoe.
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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

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