It took 184 hands of final-table play for McKeehen to seal the offer, and after the struck the river on the final hand, $7.7 million and ultimate poker glory was all his.
To state McKeehen ran away with the triumph would be an understatement. He went into the final table with over double the chips of his next closest rival, advanced to six-handed have fun with 2.81 times 2nd place, then got in the three-handed finale with 3.21 times more than 2nd place in his toolbox. Not just that, however when any individual aimed to repeat at McKeehen, he either had the items or made really strong choices that enabled him to maintain his supremacy.
When asked if he ever began to stress over his position at the table, McKeehen stated the last time he got a little anxious in the event …show more content…
After beginning with 91.35 million, McKeehen enhanced to 128.825 million.
Heading into the final day, it definitely looked as though McKeehen was going to win and both Josh Beckley and Neil Blumenfield were betting 2nd. After beginning the day 2nd in chips, Blumenfield ran a bluff versus McKeehen that put the chip leader in a hard area on the river. McKeehen made the call with leading pair and knocked Blumenfield to the bottom of the trio.
He won a couple of pots after the failed bluff, Blumenfield could not install a return and completed in 3rd place when his four-bet jammed with pocket 2s and McKeehen completed him off with pocket queens.
He began the battle with 155.65 million to Beckley's 37 million, won the very first 3 hands prior to Beckley might get any traction by winning among his own, took a piece 6 hands in, then completed the task on the 13th hand in between the 2.
The 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event was his tournament to lose entering the final table on Sunday, Nov. 8, and Joe McKeehen placed on a commanding efficiency that supported all expectations of him running away with the
To state McKeehen ran away with the triumph would be an understatement. He went into the final table with over double the chips of his next closest rival, advanced to six-handed have fun with 2.81 times 2nd place, then got in the three-handed finale with 3.21 times more than 2nd place in his toolbox. Not just that, however when any individual aimed to repeat at McKeehen, he either had the items or made really strong choices that enabled him to maintain his supremacy.
When asked if he ever began to stress over his position at the table, McKeehen stated the last time he got a little anxious in the event …show more content…
After beginning with 91.35 million, McKeehen enhanced to 128.825 million.
Heading into the final day, it definitely looked as though McKeehen was going to win and both Josh Beckley and Neil Blumenfield were betting 2nd. After beginning the day 2nd in chips, Blumenfield ran a bluff versus McKeehen that put the chip leader in a hard area on the river. McKeehen made the call with leading pair and knocked Blumenfield to the bottom of the trio.
He won a couple of pots after the failed bluff, Blumenfield could not install a return and completed in 3rd place when his four-bet jammed with pocket 2s and McKeehen completed him off with pocket queens.
He began the battle with 155.65 million to Beckley's 37 million, won the very first 3 hands prior to Beckley might get any traction by winning among his own, took a piece 6 hands in, then completed the task on the 13th hand in between the 2.
The 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event was his tournament to lose entering the final table on Sunday, Nov. 8, and Joe McKeehen placed on a commanding efficiency that supported all expectations of him running away with the