Hesp Back in the Hunt
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Affable Englishman John Hesp has become the talk of the Main Event. The recreational player from Bridlington, U.K., has never played at the WSOP and never even played a large tournament. He has only $2,207 in tournament winnings with all his final table appearances (and his only recorded win) at Napoleon’s Casino & Restaurant in Hull, U.K.
The 64-year-old retired business owner spoke with PokerNews at the afternoon break about his run through the field. He’s been featured on the ESPN2 and PokerGO broadcasts, and has now been moved to the feature tables. What has it been like adjusting to the bright lights and cameras?
“I’ve no problem with the broadcast tables, the problem I’ve got is the shortness of the breaks,” he says. “There’s no time to do anything really.”
Hesp’s amazing run is now garnering plenty of attention with media interviews a regular part of his break schedule. He’s had a great run of cards over the few hours, and now sits on just over 9 million chips after some big hands and shrewd play.
“I’ve been really riding hot,” Hesp says. “I started pretty weak. I went down and now I’ve come back again.”
For more on Hesp, check out the full story on PokerNews.com.