In the end, Hennigan would prevail, winning his third career WSOP bracelet. The Philadelphia man came very close to winning the Players Championship last year when he finished third. This was Hennigan’s first bracelet victory in 10 years.
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Although he will be disappointed, Shack-Harris can still hold his head high following second runner-up finish so far at the 45th World Series of Poker. Shack-Harris, who won his first WSOP gold bracelet at the start of the Series, has final tabled four events so far this summer.
45th WORLD SERIES OF POKER EVENT #46: POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP$50,000 buy-in | 102 Entries | $4,896,000 Prize Pool
John Hennigan (USA) $1,517,767 Brandon Shack-Harris (USA) $937,975 Jesse Martin (USA) $594,570 Abe Mosseri (USA) $402,696 Chun Lei Zhou (CHN) $286,122 Frank Kassela (USA) $212,829 Melissa Burr (USA) $165,435 Allen Kessler (USA) $134,101