Cada I get $8 Million?
Monday, 16. November 2009, 04:27:44
Joe Cada became the youngest poker player in the history of the World Series of Poker to win the Main Event when he beat Maryland logger, Darvin Moon in yesterday’s nail biting finale. The 21 year old was clearly at a loss for words after his magnificent win and only managed to sputter out his thanks to the many fans that turned out to back him and his rival.
When Peter Eastgate won the title last year, nobody believed that his record as a 22 year old champion could ever be beaten. But that’s what they said about the then 24 year old Phil Hellmuth in 1989 …
Yet Joe Cada has definitely been put on the pedestal of wunderkinds that entered the poker world in recent years and last night’s performance proved exactly why.
Cada, who hails from Michigan, was always a brilliant poker player and even bought his first home in cash at the tender age of 19, all with winnings from his online poker successes.
This was the first WSOP competition that Cada had entered, when he beat 6,494 other players from around the world to take the big prize of over $8 million. Before reaching the final table, Cada still had time to cash in two events.
The young player certainly shows that he can function well under pressure, when he was nearly thrown out of the tournament on Saturday for holding about 1% of the chips in play after 123 hands of poker. “I only play good when my back’s against the wall,” he said.
A stunned Cada couldn’t find many words after his victory but did manage to say: “I ran really well and I never really thought this was possible. It was one of those dreams and I’m thankful it came true.”
Darvin Moon was disappointed with his loss, but gracious all the same. “I should have gone all in on the flop,” he said about Cada’s last hand. “He made a phenomenal call. That’s why he’s the champion.”
When Peter Eastgate won the title last year, nobody believed that his record as a 22 year old champion could ever be beaten. But that’s what they said about the then 24 year old Phil Hellmuth in 1989 …
Yet Joe Cada has definitely been put on the pedestal of wunderkinds that entered the poker world in recent years and last night’s performance proved exactly why.
Cada, who hails from Michigan, was always a brilliant poker player and even bought his first home in cash at the tender age of 19, all with winnings from his online poker successes.
This was the first WSOP competition that Cada had entered, when he beat 6,494 other players from around the world to take the big prize of over $8 million. Before reaching the final table, Cada still had time to cash in two events.
The young player certainly shows that he can function well under pressure, when he was nearly thrown out of the tournament on Saturday for holding about 1% of the chips in play after 123 hands of poker. “I only play good when my back’s against the wall,” he said.
A stunned Cada couldn’t find many words after his victory but did manage to say: “I ran really well and I never really thought this was possible. It was one of those dreams and I’m thankful it came true.”
Darvin Moon was disappointed with his loss, but gracious all the same. “I should have gone all in on the flop,” he said about Cada’s last hand. “He made a phenomenal call. That’s why he’s the champion.”
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