Last year, Billy Pappas entered the World Series of Poker main event final table already a world champion … in foosball. His attempt to become a two-time world champion in two different games came to an abrupt end when the Massachusetts native was eliminated by the Netherlands’ Jorryt Van Hoof in fifth place.
This year, another player has the same distinction. Pennsylvania native Joe McKeehen was the 2010 Risk World Champion and although he owns the title, he doesn’t remotely compare the experience to the WSOP main event.
“My mother introduced me to strategy games like Risk, but I don’t play Risk often," said McKeehen.