Biography
Joseph Mckeehen is an American professional poker player and mind sports player from North Wales, Pennsylvania. He won the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event and earned $7,683,346. Since then, he has won two more WSOP bracelets: the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship in 2017 and a $3,200 High Roller event during the 2020 WSOP Online.
Less than a month later, he won the second seven-figure cash of his career. He finished second in the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller for $1,220,840. Later, in June 2021, he won U.S. Poker Open Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
Here are some other details about him and his accomplishments:
- Age: Jun 28, 1991 (33 years old)
- Nationality: United States
- Residence: North Wales, PA, United States
- FPI Rank: 174
- WSOP Bracelets: 3
- Total Live Earnings: $20,431,088
Early Life and Education
Born in 1991 in North Wales, Pennsylvania, Joe Mckeenhen graduated from La Salle College High School. He then attended Arcadia University and graduated with a degree in mathematics.
Joe Mckeehen’s Career
Mckeehen's poker journey started at an early age. Here’s a highlight of his career:
In 2010, when Mckeehen was just 9 years old won the world championship in the board game Risk, the Risk Annual Classic. He started playing poker when he was underage until he could play live tournaments. He won his first poker title in the Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure and earned $116,230.
In 2013, he won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit event in Atlantic City, New Jersey, earning $174,147. Later in the same year, he finished 489th in the WSOP Main Event and cashed for the first time. In 2014, he won $820,863 and came 2nd in the Monster Stack event at the WSOP. In 2015, Mckeehen made it to the final table of the WSOP main event and earned $7.683 million. He won the main event and defeated Josh Beckley in the final hand.
In 2016, he appeared on an episode of Poker Night in America on CBS Sports. Later in July, he finished 6th position in the WSOP $111,111 No Limit Hold'em High Roller for One Drop and won $829,792. In 2017, he won his second bracelet in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship.
By August 2024, his total live tournament winnings had surpassed $20 million. $11.6 million came from his 43 WSOP.
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 |
$3,200 No Limit Hold'em High Roller |
$352,985 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joe Mckeehen’s net worth?
The actual net worth is unavailable when writing, but according to Wikipedia, McKeehen's total live tournament winnings exceed $20,000,000, and his 43 WSOP cashes account for $11,640,900 of those earnings.
Conclusion
Joe Mckeehen's journey has been remarkable. He is an excellent poker player, from winning at a board game to winning two bracelets. He has earned around $20,000,000 in live tournament earnings. $11.6 million came from his WSOP cash alone. Get inspired and read more about such poker on Adda52.
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