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Youngster Wins World Series of Poker

Dan Torpey chuckles with friends around a poker table at Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights. The casino is upping the limit at the tables to $500 in response to demand.  (Rajah Bose / The Spokesman-Review)

Dan Torpey chuckles with friends around a poker table at Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights.

“Joe Cada is on top of the poker world. Tuesday morning, the 21-year-old from Chesterfield Township became the youngest player to win the World Series of Poker Main Event in its 40-year history. After 88 hands and nearly 3 ½ hours of heads-up play in Las Vegas, the $8.5 million first-place prize that was neatly stacked on the table belonged to Cada.”

http://detnews.com/article/20091110/SPORTS07/911100380/Shelby-Twp.-s-Cada-becomes-youngest-poker-champion

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* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog