Kyna England
Biography
Kyna England is an American poker player with over $800,000 in career earnings who was named the 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Player of the Year.
England, originally from Illinois, enjoyed a breakout year in 2021 after leaving her job in the insurance industry to pursue a professional poker career.
England finished third in the MSPT Riverside Main Event for $73,782 and later finished third in the WPT Venetian Main Event for $448,755. She followed that up later that year with victory in the MSPT Canterbury Park Main Event for $186,709.
The Minnesota victory helped her secure the MSPT Season 12 Player of the Year, making her the first female player to earn the POY distinction.
“It was a great year,” England told PokerNews in an interview. “It was my first full year playing poker, traveling around a little bit playing poker. I was fortunate enough early on in the year to get a big score.”
In September 2022, England landed a partnership with GGPoker’s ClubGG, becoming the first ambassador for the app that lets members win seats into live events around the world.
Here’s England’s advice for anyone who wants to leave their full-time job to play poker professionally: “I think you just really have to love it. You have to love what you do, you have to get out there and have fun with it every day. There are days where I’m just like, ‘what am I doing?’ You lose enough and you have to just get used to losing.”
Kyna England’s Top 5 Live Cashes
| DATE | EVENT | PLACE | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | WPT Ventian $5,000 Main Event | 3rd | $448,755 | |
| December 2021 | MSPT WPC $1,110 Main Event | 1st | $186,709 | |
| March 2021 | MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event | 3rd | $73,782 | |
| August 2022 | WSOPC Cherokee $400 NLH Double Stack | 3rd | $12,694 | |
| April 2022 | Wynn Signature Series $400 NLH | 3rd | $10,070 |
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PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 NAPT Las Vegas$1,650 Main Event | 60th | $4,540 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship | 321st | $44,700 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship | 454th | $1,050 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #10: $400 No-Limit Ultra Deepstack | 324th | $835 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max | 220th | $1,324 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions | 1119th | $2,123 |
| 2022 MSPT Venetian Winter$1,100 Main Event | 41st | $3,102 |
| 2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic$1,100 Main Event | 52nd | $3,047 |
| 2022 MSPT Venetian November$1,600 Main Event | 65th | $3,454 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty | 678th | $2,070 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 121st | $4,791 |
| 2022 MSPT Venetian$1,100 Main Event 198 [$1,500,000 GTD] | 103rd | $3,326 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | 305th | $1,751 |
| 2022 World Series of Poker[Online] No-Limit Hold’em BIG $500 | 110th | $1,118 |
| 2022 MSPT Cleveland$1,110 Main Event | 24th | $6,526 |
| 2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI$1,100 Main Event | 48th | $3,568 |
| 2022 RGPS Jamul Casino$575 RunGood Main Event | 47th | $1,025 |
| 2021 MSPT Canterbury ParkMSPT Canterbury Park $1,110 Main Event | 1st | $186,709 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | 73rd | $2,011 |
| 2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino$1,110 USPC Main Event | 53rd | $1,984 |
| MSPT Black Hawk$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD) | 15th | $7,578 |
| MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD) | 153rd | $3,500 |
| 2021 MSPT Showdown SeriesMSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event | 20th | $5,168 |
| MSPT Riverside CasinoMSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event | 3rd | $73,782 |
| MSPT Grand Falls $1,100 Main Event (Jan. 2021)MSPT Grand Falls $1,100 Main Event | 25th | $3,161 |
| 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 Main EventMSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event | 86th | $2,832 |
| 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls$1,100 Main Event ($150K GTD) | 40th | $2,455 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em | 976th | $1,729 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 1673rd | $621 |
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