Joe McKeehen
American poker player (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Joseph McKeehen | |
|---|---|
 McKeehen at the 2015 WSOP | |
| Residence | North Wales, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Born | June 28, 1991 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 3 |
| Final table(s) | 8 |
| Money finish(es) | 33 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | Winner, 2015 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Final table(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 19 |
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]
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 against 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]