In 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)
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.