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Joe McKeehen, the 2015 WSOP Main Event champion, has added another significant title to his résumé by winning the $5,300 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship event on Tuesday. McKeehen outlasted a field of 673 entries at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, to secure the win.
At the final table, McKeehen faced tough competition, including veterans Loni Hui and Darren Rabinowitz, the latter a recent WSOP bracelet winner. McKeehen eliminated Hui in third place after his pocket queens held against pocket eights, earning Hui $250,000.
McKeehen then entered heads-up play against David Greufe with a substantial chip lead. The two had already agreed to an ICM chop for most of the prize pool, though an additional $40,000 and the SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy remained on the line.
Greufe mounted a dramatic comeback, at one point holding more than a 10-1 chip advantage. McKeehen fought back, hitting a river flush to regain momentum before ultimately sealing the win by taking down a 60/40 pot.
Greufe earned $390,804 for his runner-up finish, marking the biggest score of his tournament career. McKeehen collected $462,600 for the win, pushing his career live tournament earnings past $22 million according to The Hendon Mob.
The victory capped a record-setting SHRPO series that saw three players — Raminder Singh, Jean Laurent, and Mehmet Siginc — each win four events, an unprecedented feat in the tournament’s history.
