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East Coast Grinder Joe McKeehan Out to Early Chip Lead on Day 4 of WSOP Main Event

If there's an early favorite in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event, it has to be Joe McKeehan. With the dinner break approaching on Day 4, with approximately 400 players left, the 24-year-old East Coast poker pro finds himself as the chip leader with nearly 2 million.

It's familiar territory for McKeehan, who came on strong on Day 3 and has been among the leaders ever since.

"I ran really good on Day 3," McKeehan told PokerNews. "Day 2 I thought I played very well, I made a lot of calls on the river and they just gave me the pot.