WPT Borgata result

John "Johnny World" Hennigan has scooped the World Poker Tour Main Event at the Borgata Winter Poker Open. Not only did "Johnny World" win $1.6 Million for first place, he re-established himself among today’s poker elite.

US player Hennigan from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, can now add this WPT to his WSOP bracelet and US Poker Championships win.

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.

The heads-up ensued between a premier professional and an amateur tournament player. As play resumed, Hennigan was the favorite to beat Charles Kelley of Stanton, Virginia.

Hennigan 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 the presentation at the end of the tournament, a chuffed Hennigan commented: "I’ve played a lot of poker tournaments; they’re exciting and brutal. 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."