Although i think he's a total asshat Hennessee has always been a top $$ getter. At Tunica in '12 he was probably the biggest winner after hours. Beat Keith Bennett out of about 50K. KB's stakehorse was a N.Carolina shipbuilder that would bet with both hands. JH is getting a few yrs on him but he can still dab it pretty good.
Is Hennessey considered top ( ) gambling?
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No clue what you're referring to. He's been traveling/gambling since he was a kid. He's not the only good cash player who preferred not to stray far. The great Luther Lassiter would go to tournaments but he almost always gambled in ElizabethCity area. Pool lore is full of great players who stayed close to one town/area.
Went to Maine for Shaw vs Bergman 2.0 and Shaw stood him up over 4.25 inch corner pockets.
Just prior to that....
I did all I could and more to get him up to play Shaw at my place, followed by Turning Stone. Literally cover everything.
He would not budge.
I remember "pocketgate". What a waste.
I have heard of SVB giving other "pros" incredibly huge spots. Didn't he give Cory Duel the 6?
Hennessey has the heart of a champion. Those guys are in a higher weight class.
I remember this match too. I didn't watch it live but I found the video somewhere at one point. The spot was big. I think it was the last 3 and wild 7 or something like that. Hennessey started crying about the rack halfway through and got SVB all pissed off. It didn't go so well from there for Hennessey.
There was more to it than just pocket size if I remember correctly.
Yeah, that was the one.
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Hennesse from Tennessee would be okay if A) they put him on a shot clock...slow play that he does is just ridiculous. B) didn't sh*t talk literally anyone and then when confronted runs from games. I know of 2 he did this with and still won't play them.
Watched him play Gomez in a tournament. He drug the tournament with slow play, Gomez was undefeated and waiting. Let Hennesse get up 3 games, then Gomez flipped it on and ran out 8 racks to win.
Should of been a life lesson, but insists on slow play, playing super late to tire people out. Some of us don't use 'performance enhancers' to play pool. Just saying.
Watched him play Gomez in a tournament. He drug the tournament with slow play, Gomez was undefeated and waiting. Let Hennesse get up 3 games, then Gomez flipped it on and ran out 8 racks to win.
Should of been a life lesson, but insists on slow play, playing super late to tire people out. Some of us don't use 'performance enhancers' to play pool. Just saying.
I don't think his slow play is a tactic. I think he just refuses to shoot unless he's totally comfortable. So if he is the slightest bit nervous or uneasy he'll just wait 5 minutes until he relaxes. It's very boring to watch but I'm sure this is how he manages to play his best.
I bet he would get crucified with a 30 second shot clock.
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People know going in what he's like so they have no room to bitch. I personally wouldn't get out of the electric chair to fade his shit. He's good action and usually has backers so people fade the antics. As far as tournament play goes its beyond brutal with no clock.
Doesn't look like he enjoyed playing Corey even upI think he tried to give him the 4 after
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That was a valley bar table event. The game we were referring to was 10 ball on a 9 foot diamond. Shane's break was a big factor.
Of course any pro can beat any pro on any given day. My comment was more about ball spots and that particular match.
And he just exhibited that again, winning the 9-Ball event at the Scotty Townsend Memorial, finishing his second-set win over Chohan at about 1 minute before 4 am local time.
[But I don't think he was the only cause of the late hour.]
Edit: I just looked back at this, about 9 hours after posting it. The time on the post (4:53 AM where I am) is probably about 8 or 9 minutes before I posted it. Strange.
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