Joe McKeehen

Joseph "Joe" McKeehen
McKeehen at the 2015 WSOP
Residence North Wales, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Born (1991-06-28) June 28, 1991
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2
Final table(s) 5
Money finish(es) 21
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		 Winner, 2015
World Poker Tour
Final table(s) 3
Money finish(es) 7

Joseph "Joe" McKeehen (born June 28, 1991) is an American professional poker player and mind sports player from North Wales, Pennsylvania.[1] In 2015 he won the World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $7,683,346.

McKeehen attended high school at La Salle College High School, then graduated from Arcadia University with a math degree.[2] In 2010 he won the world championship in the board game Risk, the Risk Annual Classic.[3] His first poker title came in 2012, when he won a side event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $116,230. In March 2013 he won the WSOP Circuit event in Atlantic City, New Jersey, earning $174,147. That year he cashed in the WSOP Main Event for the first time, finishing in 489th place. Prior to the 2015 Main Event, McKeehen's largest cash came for a 2nd-place finish in the Monster Stack event at the 2014 World Series of Poker, where he earned $820,863.

At the 2015 Main Event, McKeehen made the November Nine with the chip lead and nearly a third of the chips in play. Throughout the final table, he never relinquished the chip lead and defeated Josh Beckley heads-up with A♥ 10♦ against 4♦ 4♣.[4]

In January 2016, McKeehen finished runner-up to Bryn Kenney in the $100,000 Super High Roller event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, earning $1,220,480.

In July 2016, he finished 6th in WSOP $111,111 No Limit Hold'em High Roller for One Drop for $829,792.[5] McKeehen captured his second WSOP bracelet in 2017, winning the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship.

As of October 2016, McKeehen's total live tournament winnings exceed $12,800,000.[6] His 14 WSOP cashes account for $9,451,754 of those earnings.[7]

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2015 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event $7,683,346
2017 $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship $311,817

References

  1. ↑ Parks, Jessica (November 11, 2015). "Mystery works for Montco poker champ". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Montco's McKeehen outlasts N.J.'s Beckley to win World Series of Poker". Philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network. November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Smith, Dan (July 8, 2011). "How to be a champion at Risk". Wired Magazine. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Peters, Donnie (November 11, 2015). "Stats from the Conclusion of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table". PokerNews.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Hendon Mob profile
  7. ↑ WSOP.com profile; accessed November 18, 2015.
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