Seat 7: Joseph Cada (13,215,000)
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The kid from Shelby Township, Michigan is everything Darvin Moon is not. He’s young, he wears his hat backwards, he owns a computer and he plays online poker. In fact, he’s probably played more hands in a weekend online that Moon has played in his lifetime.
At 21 years and 354 days old, Joe Cada could become the youngest WSOP Main Event Champion in history, trumping last year’s winner Peter Eastgate’s accomplishment by almost a year (he and Eastgate actually sat at the same table on Days 4 and 5). He’s already amassed career earnings of almost half a million dollars (not counting whatever he takes home this week of course). This “former” college student and friend of last year’s 10th place finisher Dean Hamrick bought his first house at the age of 19! Kids these days…
Cada carries a calm demeanor and a wealth of late-stage tournament experience he garnered online. Entering the final table fifth in chips, Cada has position on big stack Eric Buchman which could prove critical down the stretch. In a recent interview with CardPlayer, the self-proclaimed “B” student said he has always been a good test taker, which may serve him well… In the world of tournament poker, no test is bigger than this one.