Joseph "Joe" Tehan (born September 15 in

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) is an American professional

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player. Tehan was introduced to poker at college where he played with his friends. He started out playing low limits but soon began traveling to casinos to play at higher stakes. After completing his

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he decided to move to

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and play poker professionally. Joe started out his poker career as a ring game player. In June 2006, Tehan won the

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fifth season

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Poker Championship, earning $1,033,440. On the final hand, Tehan's improved to a full house on a board of to defeat

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's . Since his victory, Joe has switched to becoming primarily a

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player. In November 2010, Tehan won the

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Los Angeles $5,000 buy-in main event, earning $725,000. He knocked all seven other players at the final table, which included fellow poker professionals

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and

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. As of 2011, his total live earnings exceed $3,000,000.

References

External links

Official site

World Poker Tour – profile
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