Just How Big Is Joe McKeehen's WSOP Main Event Final Table Chip Lead?

Joe McKeehenWith the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event wrapped up for the summer, the November Nine now has nearly four months of down time before the players will reconvene to battle for poker's most prestigious title. When the cards get back in the air, all eyes will be on chip leader Joe McKeehen. He holds nearly a third of the chips in play and has more than double his closest competitor.

Although McKeehen holds such a big lead over his eight opponents, those of us at PokerNews headquarters wondered just how big McKeehen's lead is compared to that of previous chip leaders of the WSOP Main Event final table. We were able to gather data dating back to 2004, and it's displayed in the…