WSOP November Nine Profile: Joe Cada on the Cusp of History
All eyes were on the youngest main-event champion in history.Just a year removed from his historic win, where he edged past Phil Hellmuth to become the youngest player to ever win poker's most prestigious title, Peter Eastgate was making an incredible run to contend for what could have been his second consecutive world championship.
With less than a hundred players remaining from an original field of 6,494 at the World Series of Poker, Eastgate was poised to do the unthinkable. In his journey deep into the 2009 WSOP main event, the reigning world champ played several hours with another talented young pro, Joe Cada, who didn't shy away from engaging in a little playful trash talk with the champ.
"I happened to be at his table on day 4 and day 5, and I was joking around with him about it, how I have a shot at breaking his record," said Cada, who at 21 could supplant Eastgate of his record just a year after he established his mark. "It would be pretty amazing if I did."
While Eastgate's 2009 main event performance fell shy of a return trip to the November Nine as he got knocked out in 78th place, Cada's magical run has yet to conclude. With 13.215 million in chips, he enters November's final table in fifth place.
Cada's startling and rapid ascension to the top of the poker world is nothing short of remarkable.
Although he's only been legally allowed to play in poker rooms in Las Vegas for a few months now, Cada's game and his attitude exude both confidence and experience.
"When I was younger, I played a lot of poker and grinded a lot," said Cada. "I haven't played as much this year."
The more lenient schedule doesn't seem to have hurt his results. While he wasn't too well known in the poker community before his main event run, Cada has collected a number of impressive scores online while playing under the name "jcada99".
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