Johnny “World” Hennigan was already considered to be probably the most dangerous mixed game players within the world, but he further cemented that status on Wednesday night when he took down the 2016 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in 2-7 Triple Draw event to earn his fourth career bracelet and the $320,103 first-place prize.

The 46-year-old poker pro from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania won his first bracelet back in 2002 in a seven card stud eight-or-better event. He followed that up with a limit hold’em title in 2004 and the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship in 2014. He now has nearly $6.8 million in career live tournament earnings.

“It never gets old,” Hennigan said. “It’s this sort of great thrill even to head deep in a single. Normally, you get knocked out at the first day or the second one day, or whatever. Especially with the good caliber of players these days, you don’t expect to win too often. 20 years ago, there have been shorter fields. And there have been just a handful of significant players. Now, it’s flooded. You may sit next to someone you don’t even know and they're probably great. It’s great to compete and there’s really nothing like being there at a last table. Winning is sort of a load off your mind. The worst feeling on this planet is walking clear of a table and also you know they're still playing.”

The tournament drew a field of 125 players, making a total prize pool of $1,175,000. This was a large increase over the sector of 109 in 2015.

As expected the overall table was stacked with notable players. Michael Gathy, who earned his third WSOP bracelet just last week, finished runner-up for $197,838. Up to now this summer, he has won a tournament and finished in second place twice for a complete of nearly $860,000.

Other recognizable faces that made deep runs included J.C. Tran (3rd), Chris Klodnicki (4th), Viacheslav Zhukov (5th), Abe Mosseri (6th), Scott Abrams (8th), Christopher Vitch (10th), Dan Shak (11th), Daniel Negreanu (12th), Dzmitry Urbanovich (13th), Stephen Chidwick (14th) and Jon Turner (16th).

Here is a glance on the payouts and POY points awarded on this event:

Finish	Player	Payout	POY Points
1	John Hennigan	$320,103	660
2	Michael Gathy	$197,838	550
3	J.C. Tran	$142,547	440
4	Chris Klodnicki	$102,910	330
5	Viacheslav Zhukov	$74,439	275
6	Abe Mosseri	$53,951	220
7	Brant Hale	$39,179	165
8	Scott Abrams	$39,179	143

For more coverage from the summer series, visit the 2016 WSOP landing page complete with a whole schedule, news, player interviews and event recaps.

Winner photo courtesy of the WSOP.

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