How big of a poker icon does Joe Cada become if he takes down the 2018 Main Event?
07-16-2018
, 07:54 AM
07-16-2018
, 07:54 PM
. He's clearly a great player and he's clearly ran absurdly good in the main. The theoretical GOAT player could play 10 main events and have 0 cashes.
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Feel good story with Joe Cada , at least for me.
I just flew to vegas for the $1500 closer and the night before, I sat down to play in a $25 blackjack table to pass time and have fun with my wife. Shorty after, Joe Cade sat down in the next table with some friends right after he busted the main event.
They were having fun and Joe was running so pure, hitting all his doubles and splits and he ran $1500 into 30k.
I asked for a picture and I was screaming with the group every time he wins a 2k double downs. Anyway he was such a friendly and classy guy , so I asked if he wants to do a good karma swap in the closer. He said he was not sure if he was playing it but if he is, then sure and he said 2% only if one of us makes the final table. We shoke hands and that was it.
I busted shortly after dinner and saw he bagged a decent stack and was like, I hope he final tables this thing.
I got up the next afternoon to see pokernews chip count and it said he was busted !?!?!?😩
And Righ around 10 pm or so, I was browsing pokernews again and to my delight and shock, he was the chip leader with 10 to go 😳😃.
I rushed to the Amazon room and railed him to victory. I even got in the winner picture with him.
He took my number and said he will wire me the money or pay me next day and true to his word he just did. What a classy and true champ Joe Cada is.
Story for the ages for me to say the least.
I just flew to vegas for the $1500 closer and the night before, I sat down to play in a $25 blackjack table to pass time and have fun with my wife. Shorty after, Joe Cade sat down in the next table with some friends right after he busted the main event.
They were having fun and Joe was running so pure, hitting all his doubles and splits and he ran $1500 into 30k.
I asked for a picture and I was screaming with the group every time he wins a 2k double downs. Anyway he was such a friendly and classy guy , so I asked if he wants to do a good karma swap in the closer. He said he was not sure if he was playing it but if he is, then sure and he said 2% only if one of us makes the final table. We shoke hands and that was it.
I busted shortly after dinner and saw he bagged a decent stack and was like, I hope he final tables this thing.
I got up the next afternoon to see pokernews chip count and it said he was busted !?!?!?😩
And Righ around 10 pm or so, I was browsing pokernews again and to my delight and shock, he was the chip leader with 10 to go 😳😃.
I rushed to the Amazon room and railed him to victory. I even got in the winner picture with him.
He took my number and said he will wire me the money or pay me next day and true to his word he just did. What a classy and true champ Joe Cada is.
Story for the ages for me to say the least.
07-17-2018
, 10:36 AM
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I think the days of becoming known outside the poker community are over in terms of success. If you did something scummy, you have a slim chance of being known. But if Joe Cada wins again (and I hope he does, seems a decent guy) it will be fairly sombre from anyone but the usual poker media. It might make a newspaper or news article, but nothing like Moneymaker.
GLGL, LasVegasVloggers!!
07-23-2018
, 11:13 PM
Poker is objectively dying per every metric that matters. That you're too dumb and imperceptive to see it doesn't change anything.