It’s finally happened. After months of play/hype the 2009 Main Event of the World Series of Poker is over.
Joe Cada is the youngest WSOP Main Event winner, surpassing Peter Eastgate. Cada is only 21 years old.
The heads up portion of the Main Event lasted 88 hands as Cada bested Darvin Moon. Cada’s winning hand was pocket 9s over Moon’s suited Q-J. The board didn’t help Moon out and Cada walked away with the biggest pay day of his poker career.
Moon started out the heads up play quite aggressively, as he was down by more than 2-1. It was effective early, but Joe Cada hung on for the eventual win.
Moon took home $5.18Million for his troubles and will probably be glad to move out of poker’s biggest spotlight. The unsigned amateur never relished the promotional side of poker, but I’m sure he’s alright with the financial aspect.
