The Bernard Lee Poker Show 11-04: Joe Cada, Part 2 & Kelly Minkin

September 26, 2018

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In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the PokerNews Podcast Network, Bernard Lee concludes his two-part interview with Joe Cada, the four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, including the 2009 WSOP Main Event. Joe discusses his victory in The Closer event at the end of the 2018 WSOP.

Additionally, Lee interviews Kelly Minkin, who was the 2015 GPI Female Player of the Year and also the last woman standing in the 2015 and 2018 WSOP Main Event.

Show Time Stamps

0:00	Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as the show continues its interview with the 2009 WSOP Main Event champion, Joe Cada. During the 2nd half of the show, Lee interviews Kelly Minkin, the 2015 GPI Female Player of The Year and the last woman standing in the 2015 (finishing in 29th place) and 2018 WSOP main event (finishing in 50th place).
1:25	Before beginning his interview with Joe Cada, Bernard Lee discusses the poker news. WSOP Circuit wrapped up at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek in Florida and Dmitrii Perfilev outlasted a field of 735 entries to win the WSOP Circuit main event for $222,691.
2:06	Erkut Yilmaz wins the WPT Borgata Poker Open Main Event for $575,112.
3:09	Three winners at RunGood Old West Poker Series main event at Harrah’s North Kansas City.
4:00	Poker Central announces Friday Night Poker, airing on Facebook Watch on Friday nights from 7-11pm EST (on 30-minute delay). Hosts [Removed:139] and Brent Hanks will be Lee’s guests on next week’s show.
5:37	RunGood Gear Ad
6:20	Bernard continues his two-part interview with Joe Cada, four-time WSOP bracelet winner including 2009 WSOP main event champion.
7:58	Joe Cada joins the show and discusses whether he will chase WSOP Player of the year. He currently sits in third place in the standings. “I don’t think I’m going to go over the Europe to play for Player of The Year. I think I would have to win another bracelet and I don’t even know if that would put me up there...I’ve never been about chasing titles or Player of The Year.”
8:44	Joe primarily plays cash games and online during the year. “The only tournaments I play throughout the year is the WSOP events.”
9:20	Joe discusses playing The Closer, busting out on the very first hand of the event and almost didn’t re-enter. However, he then doubled up on the very first hand of his second bullet and he was off and running.
10:58	After such an incredible summer, Joe describes that players were once again coming after him. “The target was extremely back on, as every hand I played, no one ever folded. It was helpful getting some hands and over betting a lot of hands and making a lot of chips.”
12:02	Joe recalls a crucial double up and began thinking that he might be able to win The Closer. “I just felt so confident at that point the way the last 10 days had been going.”
13:22	Joe describes how smoothly the final table of The Closer went for him, including only one hand heads-up.
16:22	Bernard and Joe discuss how his game is better today as compared to 2009, but relative to the current players, his game is not much better than the general poker population. “Competition always gets better and you always have to be playing to stay at the top… Back when I was 15 to 21 years old, I was easily in the top ten people online who had played the most hands in the world… But today, I don’t have the same dedication as I did in 2009… But I don’t play nearly as much as I used to play and I know that people are playing that much. I’m not naïve to the fact that there are a lot more better players than me now.”
21:40	Joe discusses why he never got into mixed games.
25:00	Joe explains why he doesn't want to chase WSOP bracelets causing unnecessary stress in his life.
26:44	Share My Pair Ad
27:15	Cabot Cheese/Creamery Ad
27:47	Bernard introduces Kelly Minkin, the 2015 GPI Female Player of The Year and the last woman standing in the 2018 WSOP Main Event, repeating the accomplishment she achieved back in 2015.
29:02	Kelly Minkin joins the show and discusses the outpouring of support during her deep run in the 2018 WSOP Main Event. “To have that support from people that I knew and that I didn’t know prior, it was awesome.”
33:17	Kelly recalls how she organized her poker schedule prior to the WSOP Main Event.
34:44	Kelly discusses balancing her work/personal life with playing poker. “I know where I need to be mentally to play my best game, and I just can’t be there if I’m playing 12-hour days, five days a week.”
36:08	Bernard asks Kelly how excited she was heading into this year’s WSOP. “I was really excited. Taking the time off really revved up and I was ready to go.”
38:16	Kelly discusses the state of woman in poker, especially the ones that continually do well, e.g. Maria Ho and Gaelle Baumann.
40:44	Kelly expresses her thoughts on the prospect of a woman making the WSOP main event final table. “I think a deep run (by a woman) would inherently create a poker boom. I think it would be great for the game, not just for women but for people in general just to get excited about the game.”
42:44	Kelly discusses her aggressive poker playing style. “It was natural for me to be an aggressive player. When I see a lot of passive play, I just inherently want to fight for (the chips).”
48:21	Bernard and Kelly talk about her poker plans are for the rest of 2018.

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