North Wales Man Among Leaders In World Series Of Poker

Twenty-seven competitors remain in the 2015 World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold’em Main Event, and a man from North Wales is one of them.

Joseph McKeehen currently sits in fourth place with a chip count of 11,975,000 after six days of competition.

Wearing Phillies and Flyers t-shirts, McKeehen was at point in the chip lead, during Day Three.

Monday’s Day Six whittled down the field from 69 players to just 27. Play continued on Tuesday at noon.

The competition will continue to grow more intense as the field is narrowed down to the “November Nine,” the nine individuals that will set at the final table and compete for a chance at $10 million.

At this point, most players are cashing out with well over $200,000, so McKeehen seems to be in a good position.

McKeehan told Pokernews.com that his experience playing in-person would be helpful as the rounds progress:

If I see you’re nervous, I can pick something up off that, online you can’t do that. I think a lot of people have experience, but since I have a lot of live experience it probably gives me an edge. I’ve definitely picked up reads on people, so I think that’s something where I’ll definitely have an advantage in in the future.

He has already earned $1,194,279 on the poker circuit, according to WSOP.com.

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