World Series of Poker final table review

     Joe Cada poses after winning the World Series of Poker Main Event, Nov. 10, 2009 (Ap Photo/Isaac Brekken)

 21-year-old Joe Cada became the youngest player in World Series of Poker history to win the Main Event early Tuesday morning. Cada beat Darvin Moon heads up to take away $8.55 million and the highly coveted Main Event bracelet.

Once Cada arrived at heads up play with Moon, the young online pro implemented his ultra aggressive strategy. Raising nearly every button, Cada was able to wear down the resilient Moon, who walked away with about $5.2 million for his efforts.

Here is how the players finished:

1. Joseph Cada          $8,546,435
2. Darvin Moon           $5,182,601
3. Antoine Saout        $3,479,485
4. Eric Buchman        $2,502,787
5. Jeff Shulman          $1,953,395
6. Steven Begleiter     $1,587,133
7. Phil Ivey                   $1,404,002
8. Kevin Schaffel        $1,300, 228
9. James Akenhead    $1,263,602

To the dismay and surprise of a number of poker fans, Phil Ivey made an early exit at seventh place, after taking a bad beat from Moon. After being card dead for much of the final table, Ivey caught A,K in early position and shoved. Moon called from the big blind with A,Q, and caught a queen on the flop to send Ivey packing.

Cada on the other hand, survived a number of all-ins en route to his Main Event victory, including a few hands where he was an 80%-20% underdog. Cada was extremely aggressive pre-flop throughout the final table, which led to those all-in situations.

Cada saw a great deal of support from a large group of his friends, dubbed the "Cada Crazies." The $8.55 million that Cada won will be shared between Cada and the two backers who helped him cover the $10,000 entry fee.

Moon, who entered the final table as the chip leader, decided not to sit on his chips and made some aggressive plays early on. Moon attempted a few bluffs early which severely backfired, and loosened his chip lead.

Antoine Saout seemed to be the most unpredictable player at the table, who seemed to control play at times. Despite his strong effort, Saout only managed to finish third.

Cada has wasted no time since winning the Main Event, in becoming an active ambassador for online poker. Since the boom of online poker, the Main Event fields have grown larger and the champions have been younger. Will 2010 follow the same trend?