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Editorial: Joe Cada - where did he come from?
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If you only follow live poker, then this year's WSOP Champion, Joe Cada, might seem like quite the underdog. If his Bluff player profile looks pretty sparse, that's only because 2009 was the first year Cada could legally play in live tournaments. As with many of the new breed of emerging poker stars, Cada's gotten most of his experience online where's he actually been playing cash poker for several years.
While Cada's online wins are far from the millions he raked in at this year's Main Event, he regularly earns pots in excess of $20,000. His biggest single win came from first place in a $750,000 Guaranteed; the top prize for which was just short of $150,000. Altogether, Cada had earned more than half a million dollars playing online before he made his first live tournament appearance.
Speaking of which, when you look at Cada's 2009 WSOP results it's easy to see that the kid is no fluke. The Main Event wasn't the only live action Cada saw this year; in all he posted three cashes at the 2009 WSOP. In addition to the $8.5 million he pocketed for his Main Event win, Cada also finished in the money at two other WSOP No Limit Hold'em events (13 and 34). It's safe to say that the tournament circuit will see more of him next year.
On a personal level, Cada's story is a familiar one. He started playing poker with his family as a teenager, but like so many pros before him he went the traditional route first—attending community college for a full year before he realized that he was good enough to make due with his poker earnings. To sharpen his live poker skills, Cada headed north over the Canadian border where he's been playing cash games since he turned 18. By the time he was 19, Cada's poker “hobby” had earned him enough to pay for a new house...in cash.
Cada's success in virtually every poker playing format recently earned him a position on the PokerStars pro team. As a member of the site, Cada plays 2000 hands a day. Despite being the youngest WSOP Champion in history, Cada has remained pretty modest. Once he's finished making appearances, Cada's immediate plans are to take his cash game to the next stakes level and to try his luck at some of the other major poker tournaments. In the meantime, if you want to see how good the 2009 World Champion really is, you can find him at the $25/50 and $50/$100 tables at PokerStars under the id of jcada99.
05-Dec-2009, 23:24
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