Joe Cada, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joe Cada

American poker player

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1987

Place of Birth: Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, United States

Profession: poker player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Joseph Cada (born November 18, 1987) is an American professional poker player from Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). By winning the 6,494-entrant Main Event at the age of 21, Cada surpassed Peter Eastgate as the youngest champion ever.
Cada had two previous WSOP in the money finishes, both in 2009.
Cada had been a regular online poker player for several years prior to winning the live WSOP event.
He is primarily an online poker player, with more than $500,000 in online tournament winnings at present.
As of October 2016, his total live tournament winnings exceed $10,460,000.
Cada became a representative of Team PokerStars in 2009 in the weeks prior to becoming World Champion.
On June 18, 2012, he lost heads up in the 2,811-entrant $1,500 No Limit Texas hold 'em event at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Cada is from a family of card enthusiasts, although his parents disapproved of his chosen profession.
His agent dubbed him "The Kid" (although this is already Stu Ungar's nickname), and he has also taken on the role as a statesman of the profession in the media and political circles, where he is a proponent of legalization of gambling.