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\n\tJoe McKeehen holds up the bracelet for winning the World Series of Poker Main Event on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Las Vegas. McKeehen won more than $7 million.<\/p>\n
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\n\tJoe McKeehen holds up the bracelet for winning the World Series of Poker Main Event on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Las Vegas. McKeehen won more than $7 million.<\/p>\n
\tSTAFF AND WIRE REPORT, STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
\n\tLAST UPDATED: Wednesday, November 11, 2015, 1:10 AM
\n\tPOSTED: Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 11:09 PM<\/p>\n
\tJoe McKeehen, of North Wales, Montgomery County, held off challenges from his final two opponents Tuesday night in Las Vegas and won the $7.68 million first prize and the World Series of Poker championship title.<\/p>\n
\tJosh Beckley, 24, of Evesham Township, Burlington County, was second, and Neil Blumenfield, 61, of San Francisco, finished third. The second-place finisher earned $4.47 million and third place $3.39 million.<\/p>\n
\tMcKeehen, 24, who graduated from Arcadia University with a degree in mathematics, went into the final round with a huge lead of 67 percent of all the chips on the table. He sported a Sixers jersey for the big night. He was followed by Blumenfield, with 21 percent, and Beckley, with 12 percent.<\/p>\n
\tBeckley started Monday’s Day 2 in seventh place but worked his way into Tuesday’s final three for the last round. He outlasted Blumenfield but was eliminated about 11 p.m.<\/p>\n
\tThomas Cannuli, 23, of Cape May County, was eliminated on Monday but still earned $1.4 million in sixth place.
\n\tIn a game known for eccentric personalities and brash outfits, McKeehen is partial to sweatpants and T-shirts. He drives a Prius and lives with his parents in North Wales.<\/p>\n
\tMcKeehen said he began playing poker online – not for money – in middle school and got serious about it as a teenager when he realized he was consistently earning more per hour at poker than at his grocery-store job.<\/p>\n
\tBefore the final three-day event started on Sunday, McKeehen’s coach, one of Las Vegas’ top strategists – who asked not to be named for strategic reasons – said McKeehen’s intelligence was the key to his success.<\/p>\n
\t"He’s able to hyper-focus on each individual person around the table and know where he stands and where they think he stands," the coach said.<\/p>\n
\tThe game the men played, no-limit Texas Hold ’em, involves each player getting two cards unseen by the rest of the table and five community cards, with betting between each.<\/p>\n
\tThe World Series tournament began in May with 6,420 players and featured 68 elimination events on 51 days, culminating with Tuesday’s Main Event. Players put up entry fees of $10,000, and the nine who started this three-day final event were guaranteed at least $1 million.<\/p>\n
\tOverall, there were contestants from 111 countries. The oldest was 94, and the youngest was 21.<\/p>\n
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