Joseph McKeehen (born June 28, 1991) is an American professional poker player from North Wales, Pennsylvania. In 2015 he won the World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $7,683,346.
McKeehen went to high school at La Salle College High School, then graduated from Arcadia University with a math degree. In 2010 he won the world championship in the board game Risk. 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, 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 WSOP, 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♣.
As of 2015, McKeehen's total live tournament winnings exceed $9,738,000. His nine WSOP cashes account for $8,566,000 of those earnings.
Joseph McKeehen (born June 28, 1991) is an American professional poker player from North Wales, Pennsylvania. In 2015 he won the World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $7,683,346.
