Is Johnny "World" Hennigan a character in Jesse May's book?

[DanS]

I'm sure a bunch of you guys have read "Shut Up and Deal," which is one of my favorite poker books.

Jesse May says at the beginning that that characters are fictionalized. So, my question is, is the John Hennigan that just won the $5000 LHE at the WSOP the Johnny World from Jesse May's book?

Thanks,
Dan

[Stew]

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I'm sure a bunch of you guys have read "Shut Up and Deal," which is one of my favorite poker books.

Jesse May says at the beginning that that characters are fictionalized. So, my question is, is the John Hennigan that just won the $5000 LHE at the WSOP the Johnny World from Jesse May's book?

Thanks,
Dan

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I heard this rumor quite some time ago when Hennigan won the US Poker Championship. He also goes by the nickname of "Flakes". I can't confirm or deny it, but I believe there is some validity to it.