Joseph Hebert

Joseph Hebert is an American professional poker player from Metairie, Louisiana. In 2020, he finished runner-up in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

Joseph Hebert
Residence	Metairie, Louisiana
World Series of Poker
Final table(s)	1
Money finish(es)	18
Highest WSOP Main Event finish	2nd, 2020
Information last updated on 1 January 2021.

Hebert has worked part-time as a waiter at The Galley Seafood restaurant in Metairie.^[1] His first WSOP cash came in 2014.^[2] Prior to the 2020 Main Event, he had 18 career WSOP cashes, including three at the 2020 WSOP Online. He also has 18 cashes on the WSOP Circuit, finishing runner-up in a Main Event in New Orleans in 2013 for $140,000. In January 2020, he won a $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event in Biloxi for $74,000.^[3]

Hebert qualified for the WSOP.com portion of the 2020 Main Event in a $300 satellite.^[4] Playing as "kolebear," he made the final table with a commanding chip lead, more than double any other player. On the first hand of heads-up play, he knocked out Ron Jenkins with A♣ Q♠ against Q♦ Q♣ after an ace came on the flop. Hebert earned $1,553,256 for the win and advanced to play Damian Salas in the heads-up championship match on January 3 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.^[5][6] Hebert lost to Salas after his A♦ Q♠ was beaten by K♦ J♠ on the 173rd hand of play.^[7]

Hebert has a son. His mother, Linda, died in July 2020; he dedicated his Main Event run to her memory.^[8][9]