Joseph Cada or Joe Cada as he is affectionately called in poker circles, hails from Shelby Township and started playing the card game that made him a millionaire thanks to a huge WSOP win during his youth. Joseph was born in 1965 in this quaint Miami town and picked up card playing skills from his mother who, fortunately for young Joe, was an experienced blackjack dealer in the town’s casino.

However, as a teenager, Joe never thought of the deep impact the game would have on his future life because even as he was interested in poker games, he had not considered it as a career option at 16. It was when Joe turned 19 that he was able to build up a decent PlaySolidPoker.com bankroll to enable him to overcome the swings in the game and emerge a winner consistently in local casino events. The experience gained during live games, which Joe played occasionally, helped the youngster build up his initial bankroll to a six figure amount that was the main reason for him leaving the small Macomb Community College where he was pursuing his studies in order to actively seek out a career in pro poker.

So far, Joe Cada has 4 big cash wins to his name and total winnings amounting to a cool $8,626,706, with one first place finish and a WSOP bracelet that is his lucky charm.

Joe was only 21 years old when he traveled all alone to the city of pleasure, Las Vegas, for the first time and signed up for his first WSOP tournament. He had cashed on 2 main events prior to entering his World Series of Poker game and he made it to the November Nine segment for the main event valued at $10,000 in the World Championship.

ESPN covered Joe’s return to the final table in November and showcased his playing skills as a tough poker player especially because of the way he defeated all his opponents, including strong contenders for the title and more experienced players like Darvin Moon in a heads-up play. Joe was confident – and perhaps that motivated him further to make the right decisions during a tough match that earned him the most prestigious tournament title of the professional poker world.

This match was responsible for Joe Cada being tagged as the youngest winner to rake in $8,546,435 for his feat and also made him famous on poker shows on all top sports channels, like CBS and CNN. In fact, the young Joe instantly shot to fame with David Letterman inviting his as a guest on his Late Night Show to discuss his win – a television appearance that won Joe more fans than he could have imagined, considering the show has a massive global viewership.

The WSOP millionaire also signed up with top online casino, Pokerstars.com as a brand ambassador soon after and got a chance to travel the world promoting and winning various tournaments organized by the website, including their famous Caribbean Adventure High Roller event where he secured 11th place in 2010.

He has also been actively fighting for the cause of legalizing and regulating online poker in Washington D.C. even though he is a self-proclaimed laid-back individual who enjoyed becoming a millionaire by playing pro poker in less than 6 years since actively pursuing it as a career. With blogs vying to ‘own’ him at the tables during major poker tournaments, Joe Cada has truly arrived in style in the competitive poker world!