PokerNews · May 28, 2022
WSOP Main Event Champions 2009-11: Cada, Duhamel Heinz
Cada, Duhamel, HeinzIn the run-up to the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP), PokerNews is looking back at all the past WSOP Main Event champions since 2000.
Joe Cada: 2009 WSOP Main Event Champion ($8,547,044)
Joe Cada in WSOP action.At 21 years, 11 months old at the time, Michigan’s Joe Cada beame the youngest player in history to win the WSOP Main Event when he did so in 2009, a victory good for $8,547,044. An online player, Cada was a part of the second-ever November Nine alongside some heavy hitters including Phil Ivey, Jeff Shulman, and Steve Begleiter, who was recently featured in a “Where Are They Now” here on PokerNews.