The Bernard Lee Poker Show 11-03: 4x WSOP Champion Joe Cada - Part 1

September 18, 2018

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In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the PokerNews Podcast Network, Bernard Lee interviews Joe Cada, the four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner who won the 2009 WSOP Main Event. In 2018, Cada had a remarkable summer, winning two bracelets and also finishing 5th in the WSOP Main Event.

Lee interviews the Michigan native in Part One of a Two-Part interview.

Show Time Stamps

0:00	Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as the show interviews four-time bracelet winner, Joe Cada.
1:28	Before beginning his interview with Joe Cada, Bernard Lee discusses the poker news. WSOP Circuit wrapped up at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in California and then got underway at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek in Florida.
1:49	Brett Murray wins the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Thunder Valley Casino.
3:11	World Poker Tour latest stop is at Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
4:25	RunGood Gear Ad
5:08	Bernard introduces Joe Cada, four-time WSOP bracelet winner including 2009 WSOP Main Event champion.
6:30	Joe Cada joins the show, as he came on the show earlier this summer after winning $3,000 no-limit hold’em shootout.
7:00	Joe discusses his probability of getting back to the WSOP Main Event final table. “You have high hopes, but it is such a long journey with so many people that you really don’t think about it until you start getting there. It’s kind of just one day at a time.”
8:06	Joe recalls how tough it was playing poker after winning the 2009 WSOP Main Event as players were playing differently against him.
10:15	Joe describes his tough day on Day 1C of the 2018 WSOP Main Event. “Actually, I had a couple chances on Day 1 where I could have been out if people had played their hands slightly different against me. I couldn’t win a hand the whole day.”
12:52	Joe recalls a hand where he survived during the 2009 WSOP Main Event final table with only a few big blinds and was fortunate that the button folded an ace or else he would have been eliminated in seventh place.
14:16	Joe describes his steady climb on Day 2c of the 2018 WSOP Main Event.
15:43	Bernard and Joe discuss how other players sometimes feel they are short stacked in the WSOP Main Event when they still have plenty of chips. Often, they force the action and ultimately punt away their stack. Joe focuses on remaining patient and playing solid poker. “That’s kind of how the days went. I tried to remain tight and have people respect the hands I was playing and occasionally bluff in good spots.”
20:04	Joe recalls his “brutal” Day 3 of the 2018 WSOP Main Event. “From Day 3 on, I had the chip leader of the tournament at my table and Day 3 is the worst day to have it because it’s bubble time.”
21:24	Bernard and Joe compare his 2009 WSOP Main Event run to 2018. “In the first year (2009), it was much smoother sailing than this year (2018). I was always like double average the whole tournament and never all in until the final table (in 2009).”
24:55	Joe discusses his strategy and mindset for Day 7 of 2018 WSOP Main Event. “It wasn’t really any pressure, it was just trying to play good poker.”
29:18	Joe describes a hand on the money bubble where he four-bet shoved on the button versus Antoine Labat with pocket fives.
30:25	Joe describes the hand he was eliminated by Tony Miles in fifth place.
32:42	Share My Pair Ad
33:14	Cabot Cheese/Creamery Ad
33:44	Bernard continues his interview with Joe, summarizing his entire 2018 WSOP, including his two bracelet wins.
34:19	Bernard and Joe discuss the remarkable WSOP final table bubble hand. “I couldn’t believe it myself. It was kind of unbelievable. It was crazy that it happened on the bubble.”
41:32	Joe offers his thoughts about having no break before the 2018 WSOP Main Event final table. “I think ideally it would be a few day break just so everyone could have their family and friends fly in appropriately.”
44:15	Joe describes his seat position at the 2018 WSOP Main Event final table. “I had an amazing seat just because I had the two chip leaders on my right. I had a perfect seat at that final table.”
44:45	Bernard and Joe discuss in detail the memorable confrontation between Joe and John Cynn during five-handed play.
50:27	Joe was “completely fine” with being eliminated in fifth place. “It was my turn to lose that flip. I felt okay on how I went out.”
51:31	Bernard wraps up Part 1 of his interview with Joe and previews next week’s interview where Joe discusses his win in The Closer event.

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