Joseph Hebert Explained
Joseph Hebert |
Hometown: | Metairie, Louisiana |
Updated: | January 1, 2021 |
Wsop Final Tables: | 1 |
Wsop Money Finishes: | 18 |
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | 2nd |
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year: | 2020 |
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.
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 against 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 was beaten by 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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Rovell . Darren . December 30, 2020 . Rovell: Career Waiter Joe Hebert Wins $1.5 Million at World Series of Poker Final Table . January 1, 2021 . Action Network.
- Web site: 45th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2014, No Limit Hold'em - Monster Stack (Event #51) . December 11, 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en.
- Web site: Holloway . Chad . December 21, 2020 . #ForLinda: WSOP Chip Leader Joseph Hebert Hopes to Capture Bracelet Months After Losing Mother . January 1, 2021 . PokerNews.com.
- Web site: Holloway . Chad . December 28, 2020 . Joseph Hebert Wins 2020 WSOP Domestic Main Event ($1,553,256); Will Face Damian Salas Heads Up . January 1, 2021 . PokerNews.com.
- Web site: World Series of Poker - WSOP 2020 Main Event, No Limit Hold'em - Domestic Main Event . December 11, 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en.
- Web site: Duckworth . Tim . December 29, 2020 . JOSEPH HEBERT WINS WINS WSOP MAIN EVENT FOR $1,553,256 – WILL PLAY DAMIAN SALAS FOR $1 MILLION FREEROLL . January 1, 2021 . Poker Central.
- Web site: Holloway . Chad . December 19, 2021 . Hebert Takes 2nd Place to Salas in 2020 WSOP Main Event Championship! . November 25, 2023 . 888 Poker Online . en.
- Web site: Purdum . David . December 29, 2020 . Joseph Hebert wins U.S. portion of World Series of Poker Main Event, earns more than $1.5M . January 1, 2021 . ESPN.com.
- Web site: Barnes . Jim . December 27, 2020 . Mom's memory helps WSOP Main Event chip leader with pressure . January 1, 2021 . Las Vegas Review-Journal.