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Joseph 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.

Early life and education

McKeehen was born in North Wales, Pennsylvania in 1991. He graduated from La Salle College High School, then attended Arcadia University, where he graduated with a degree in mathematics.[2]

Career

In 2010, McKeehan won the world championship in the board game Risk, the Risk Annual Classic.[3]

McKeehen played poker online while being underaged until he could start playing live tournaments at the age of 18.[4]

McKeehen's 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 WSOP 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♣ for $7.683 million.[5]

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 April 2016, McKeehen appeared on an episode of season 4 of Poker Night in America, on CBS Sports.

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

As of June 2020, McKeehen's total live tournament winnings exceed $16,600,000.[6] His 43 WSOP cashes account for $10,857,294 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
2020 O $3,200 No Limit Hold'em High Roller $352,985

An "O" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online

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. ^ "Joe McKeehen's Life: Biggest Profits, Losses and Net Worth". Somuchpoker. July 15, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Joseph McKeehen's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  7. ^ WSOP.com profile; accessed November 18, 2015.

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