| Joseph McKeehen | |
| Hometown: | North Wales, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 1991 6, mf=yes |
| Wsop Bracelet Count: | 3 |
| Wsop Final Tables: | 22 |
| Wsop Money Finishes: | 91 |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | Winner |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year: | 2015 |
| Wpt Titles: | 0 |
| Wpt Final Tables: | 5 |
| Wpt Money Finishes: | 26 |
| Ept Money Finishes: | 1 |
| Updated: | 2024-08-10 |
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.
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]
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 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. McKeehen captured his second WSOP bracelet in 2017, winning the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship.
As of August 2024, McKeehen's total live tournament winnings exceed $20,000,000.[6] His 43 WSOP cashes account for $11,640,900 of those earnings.[7]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |