Joe Cada withstood the aggressive play of Darvin Moon to capture the 2009 WSOP Main Event's top prize of $8,547,042. In the process, the 21-year-old (born November, 1988) set a record as WSOP’s youngest winner in the tournament’s 40 year history. That record was previously held by last year's winner Peter Eastgate. Cada, a Michigan native, began playing poker online at age 15 with his brother Jerome. He continued playing online and, sometime later, was introduced to live action at Michigan casinos. After a couple semesters of college, he left so he could dedicate himself to poker full time. The decision paid rapid dividends. Outlasting a field of nearly 6,500 players, Cada earned a birth at the final table on July 15th, thereby guaranteeing himself winnings of at least $1,263,602. Though he entered the WSOP's final phase as the youngest participant, he showed no signs of succumbing to the pressure and stood up to formidable foes like Darvin Moon and Phil Ivey. Prior to entering the final heads-up play against Moon, Cada had knocked out France's Antoine Saout in dramatic fashion, catching a rivered king while holding A-K, trumping Saout's pocket eights.

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Past World Series of Poker Winners - Main Event

Year/Winner/Prize - US$ 2009: Joe Cada, $8.547 million 2008: Peter Eastgate, $9.15 million 2007: Jerry Yang, $8,250,000 2006: Jamie Gold, $12 million 2005: Joseph Hachem, 7.5 million 2004: Greg "Fossilman" Raymer, 5 million 2003: Chris Moneymaker, 2.5 million 2002: Robert Varkyoni, 2 million 2001: Carlos Mortensen, 1.5 million 2000: Chris Ferguson, 1.5 million 1999: Noel Furlong, 1 million 1998: Scotty Nguyen, 1 million 1997: Stu Unger, 1 million 1996: Huck Seed, 1 million 1995: Dan Harrington, 1 million 1994: Russ Hamilton, 1 million 1993: Jim Bechtel, 1 million 1992: Hamid Datsmalchi, 1 million 1991: Brad Daugherty, 1 million 1990: Mansour Matloubi, 895 thousand

1989: Phil Hellmuth, 755 thousand 1988: Johnny Chan, 700 thousand 1987: Johnny Chan, 625 thousand 1986: Berry Johnston, 570 thousand 1985: Bill Smith, 700 thousand 1984: Jack Keller, 660 thousand 1983: Tom McEvoy, 580 thousand 1982: Jack Straus, 520 thousand 1981: Stu Ungar, 375 thousand 1980: Stu Ungar, 385 thousand 1979: Hal Fowler, 270 thousand 1978: Bobby Baldwin, 210 thousand 1977: Doyle Brunson, 340 thousand 1976: Doyle Brunson, 220 thousand 1975: Sailor Roberts, 210 thousand 1974: Johnny Moss, 160 thousand 1973: Puggy Pearson, 130 thousand 1972: Amarillo "Slim" Preston, 80 thousand 1971: Johnny Moss, 30 thousand 1970: Johnny Moss, n/a (silver cup)

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