Joe McKeehen

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.

Joseph "Joe" McKeehen
McKeehen at the 2015 WSOP
ResidenceNorth Wales, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Born (1991-06-28) June 28, 1991
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)3
Final table(s)6
Money finish(es)22
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		Winner, 2015
World Poker Tour
Final table(s)4
Money finish(es)14

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 June 2020, McKeehen's total live tournament winnings exceed $16,600,000.[5] His 43 WSOP cashes account for $10,857,294 of those earnings.[6]

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

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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. Hendon Mob profile
  6. WSOP.com profile; accessed November 18, 2015.
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