Joe Kuether

Joe Kuether
Nickname(s) daPHUNNIEman, DAP[1]
Residence Elm Grove, Wisconsin, United States
Born (1988-02-05) February 5, 1988
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Final table(s) 2
Money finish(es) 25
World Poker Tour
Title(s) None
Final table(s) 1
Money finish(es) 3

Joe Kuether (/kθər/; born February 2, 1988), known as "The Luckbox", is an American professional poker player. He was ranked 22nd in the 2014 Poker Player of the year rankings,[2] and has lifetime live earnings of over $3,600,000.[3]

Personal life

Kuether grew up in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. He attended Brookfield East High School and graduated with a degree in Accounting from University of Wisconsin–Madison.[4]

Poker

Online poker

Kuether began playing poker with his friends in high school, moved to online poker, and quickly began taking it more seriously.[4] Joe learned the intricacies of poker through trial and error, steadily growing a bankroll while playing throughout college. Joe has long played under the poker alias, daPHUNNIEman [5] and has amassed a lifetime total of $976,501 while playing online.[6]

Tournament poker

Kuether is an accomplished tournament and cash game player. After a few years of sparingly playing live, Kuether appeared on the tournament poker scene in 2011, after Poker black friday shut down the online poker world.[4] Joe has built a name for himself as one of the most consistent players on the poker circuit.[4]

As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,600,000.[3]

Top finishes

Joe's first 7 figure in-the-money finish happened on 1-12-2015 at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller event. He finished 2nd place and took home $1,050,000.[7]

Highest Tournament Cashes
Year Tournament Prize
2015 PCA High Roller - Single Re-Entry - Eight-Handed $1,050,000
2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship ($10,000,000 Guaranteed) $424,044
2013 Arizon State Poker Championship Main Event $424,044
2008 Bay 101 Shooting Star Classic Main Event $246,161

References

  1. Joseph Kuether (daPHUNNIEman) Wins WSOPC Rincon Main Event Retrieved on Jan 20, 2015.
  2. "2014 Poker Player of the Year World". BLUFF.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Joe Kuether". BLUFF.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "A Poker Life: Joe Kuether". cardplayer.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. "Joseph Kuether (daPHUNNIEman) Wins WSOPC Rincon Main Event". pocketfives.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. "daPHUNNIEman - Joe - Poker Player". pocketfives.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  7. "2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA High Roller - Single Re-Entry - Eight-Handed Results - Jan 12, 2015". BLUFF.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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