{"id":10075,"date":"2018-07-13T14:41:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T14:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=10075"},"modified":"2018-07-13T16:27:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T16:27:01","slug":"john-hennigan-mori-eskandani-newest-members-of-poker-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/john-hennigan-mori-eskandani-newest-members-of-poker-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"John Hennigan, Mori Eskandani Newest Members Of Poker Hall Of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

A panel of Hall of Famers and media members have selected poker player John Hennigan<\/strong> and television executive Mori Eskandani<\/strong> as the 2018 inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame<\/strong>. The WSOP announced the selections<\/a> as the final table of the WSOP Main Event got underway on July 12.<\/p>\n

Hennigan is an underrated all-time great<\/span><\/h2>\n

John Hennigan enters the Hall of Fame in his first year as a finalist. Several notable professionals, including Daniel Negreanu<\/strong><\/a>, have called Hennigan the toughest opponent they have ever faced.<\/p>\n

Hennigan\u2019s nickname is \u201cWorld,\u201d purportedly because of his willingness to bet on virtually anything in the world. Prior to poker, he was a professional pool player.<\/p>\n

Since picking up poker, he has earned over $8.1 million in tournament winnings alone<\/a>. He holds five World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour championship.<\/p>\n

Hennigan remains a top professional today. In fact, he is likely to be the 2018 WSOP Player of the Year<\/a> after making six final tables at this year\u2019s series.<\/p>\n

Those final tables include a win in the $10,000 HORSE event and a second-place finish in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship<\/strong>. Of all this year\u2019s finalists, Johnny World was perhaps the most deserving.<\/p>\n

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