Vanessa Kade
Vanessa Kade
2,060 global poker index
0 world poker tour index
$1,152,984 total poker live earnings
Vanessa Kade poker player profile. Get latest information, winnings and gallery.
Profile
- name
- Vanessa Kade
- Nationality
Canada- GPI Rank
- 2,060
- WPT Wins
- 0
- total poker live earnings
- $1,152,984
Biography
Vanessa Kade is a Canadian poker player who rose to prominence when she won the 15th anniversary PokerStars Sunday Million for $1.5 million. In addition to the career-best seven-figure score, Kade has picked up over a million in live tournament earnings.
Formerly a video game designer, Kade turned to poker full time and played primarily online while streaming on Twitch. In March 2021, Kade, playing under the username “Niffller,” took down the Sunday Million 15th Anniversary after getting through a massive field of 69,876 players, in what Kade called “the best day of my life.”
Kade came close to topping that score in March 2022 when she finished fourth in the Wynn Millions Main Event for $527,481, while the top prize of $1.6 million went to Tony Sinishtaj.
Many of Kade’s biggest cashes have come on the high-roller PokerGO Tour trail. In June 2021, Kade finished found fourth and fifth-place finishes in US Poker Open events for respective cashes of $94,050 and $138,000.
The Canadian has also done well at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), finishing 10th in a $5,000 NLH event at the 2022 WSOP for $33,300. The previous year, Kade finished 19th in a similar $5,000 NLH event for $21,838.
As far as World Poker Tour (WPT) cashes go, Kade finished 68th in the 2021 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas for $21,045.
Vanessa Kade’s Top Five Live Cashes
| DATE | BUY-IN | TOURNAMENT | PLACE | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | $10,000 | Wynn Millions Main Event | 4th | $527,481 | |
| June 2021 | $25,000 | USPO NLH | 5th | $138,000 | |
| June 2021 | $10,000 | USPO NLH | 4th | $94,050 | |
| July 2022 | $5,000 | WSOP Event #87: NLH | 10th | $33,300 | |
| July 2021 | $10,000 | PokerGO Cup NLH | 7th | $33,000 |
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #92: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout | 8th | $25,749 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold’em Lucky 7’s | 112th | $1,523 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #1: $333 No-Limit Hold’em Triple Treys Summer Tip Off | 35th | $1,904 |
| 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo5,300 EPT Main Event | 60th | ā¬15,000 |
| 2023 Wynn Millions$3,500 Main Event | 113th | $9,506 |
| 2022 WSOP OnlineEvent #29: $1,000 NLH Championship | 32nd | $2,878 |
| 2022 WSOP OnlineEvent #28: $365 NLH Monster Stack | 3rd | $23,890 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | 10th | $33,300 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #66: $1,000 Mini Main Event | 403rd | $2,597 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em | 769th | $3,000 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | 21st | $25,832 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #11: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | 255th | $1,853 |
| 2022 Wynn Millions$10,000 Main Event [$10,000,000 GTD] | 4th | $527,481 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #25: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | 19th | $21,838 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em | 75th | $9,805 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | 162nd | $2,627 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #10: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em | 227th | $1,065 |
| 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #9: $400 NLH 6-Max | 20th | $2,366 |
| 2021 PokerGO CupEvent #1: $10,000 No Limit Hold’em | 7th | $33,000 |
| 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #1: $500 NLH Big 500 Kick-Off | 99th | $919 |
| 2021 US Poker OpenEvent #11: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 5th | $138,000 |
| 2021 US Poker OpenEvent #9: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 4th | $94,050 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #77: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event, $25M GTD | 510th | $14,634 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #68: $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em | 243rd | $1,187 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #60: $525 Bounty No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | 305th | $680 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #21: $777 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | 55th | $2,001 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #19: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 129th | $1,099 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #17: $777 No-Limit Hold’em | 42nd | $3,482 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #11: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack 6-Handed | 171st | $913 |
| 2020 RunGood Poker Series Downstream Casino$575 Main Event | 17th | $1,858 |
| Run It Up Reno IX$600 Main Event | 12th | $5,400 |
| Run It Up Reno IX$440 Mini Main Event | 19th | $1,625 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold’em | 904th | $1,500 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #47: $1,000/$10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship | 14th | $7,311 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 577th | $1,975 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 144th | $2,410 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em | 784th | $2,886 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #63: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 73rd | $2,889 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | 270th | $4,156 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em | 125th | $3,098 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship | 62nd | $2,738 |
