By now, everyone is very much aware of the mammoth victory earned by Joe McKeehen for topping the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event. It was a dominating performance by McKeehen, and one that saw him earn $7,683,346 in first-place prize money. What everyone may not be aware of is who the real winner coming out of the final table was — the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
According to a report published by Russ Fox on taxabletalk.com, the IRS walked away with $8,467,091 in its pockets.