Getting to Know Kuether

Working your way through the poker ranks can be tough. For every success story, there are dozens of futile tales. Luckily for Joe Kuether, he can count himself in the former camp. The 24-year-old has followed in the footsteps of Phil Galfond and Phil Hellmuth by going from the classrooms of the University of Wisconsin Madison to the bright lights of Las Vegas. While Kuether hasn’t attained the extraordinary results as his fellow alumni, he is well on his way to a successful poker career.

Kuether recently made poker headlines when he conquered a 332-player field at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s Rincon Main Event for $111,104. Kuether defeated a stacked field and a tough final table that included WSOP Circuit Bicycle Casino Main Event Champ Freddy Deeb.

Since 2009, Kuether has amassed $888,907, including $ 634,877 of which has come in 2012.

Some of Kuether’s 2012 Results

Date	Event	Place	Prize
January 27	WSOP Circuit Caesars Palace $1,600 Main Event	7th	$29,686
February 7	LAPC $150 NLHE Double Stack Turbo	192nd	$400
February 14	LAPC $225 NLHE Turbo	12th	$780
February 19	LAPC $550 NLHE	27th	$1,030
February 22	LAPC $340 NLHE Double Stack Turbo	6th	$5,550
February 29	Wynn Classic $500 NLHE	7th	$2,027
March 2	Wynn Classic $500 NLHE	1st	$21,139
March 6	Wynn Classic $500 NLHE	1st	$19,367
March 24	WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Rincon $1,600 Main Event	1st	$111,104
July 1	2012 WSOP Event #54 $1,000 NLHE	3rd	$218,983
July 15	Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III $600 NLHE	1st	$46,954
July 26	Palms $2,500 NLHE Event	1st	$44,000

In a recent hand, there was around 700 in the pot on a flop of {J-Clubs} {9-Spades} {K-Hearts} when Kuether bet 350 from the big blind after the small had checked. His opponent made the call and then checked the {8-Diamonds} turn. Not one to slow down, Kuether slid out 400, which proved enough to get the job done. It was a small pot, but Kuether is already making the most of his second bullet after being eliminated on Day 1a.