2021 MSPT Player of the Year, Kyna England talks about her road to winning $750,000
2021 MSPT Player of the Year, Kyna England talks about her chase of the MSPT POY
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Kyna England
In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the Cardplayer Lifestyle Podcast Family, Bernard Lee continues to celebrate Women’s History Month by interviewing Kyna England, 2021 MSPT Player of the Year.
At the start of the interview, Kyna discusses her breakthrough year in 2021 which resulted in her winning 2021 MSPT Player of the Year. She talks about how she initially got into poker and how she started playing and coaching poker full-time in 2018. Kyna discusses how she made the jump from bar leagues to playing in big tournaments. She also recalls her initial expectation as she began 2020 and how it steamrolled after her 3rd place MSPT main event in Riverside, Iowa. Then, Kyna recalls her surreal run at the 2021 WPT Venetian main event, where she finished 3rd for almost $450,000.
During the second part of the interview, Kyna remembers her 2021 WSOP schedule and her expectations for the series. Kyna talks about her chase of the 2021 MSPT Player of the Year and the final day when she clinched the award. She also talks about media interest since she captured the POY. Finally, Kyna explains how talking through hands has helped her improve her game.
| 0:00 | Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as the show continues to celebrate Women’s History Month by interviewing Kyna England, 2021 MSPT Player of the Year. |
| 1:45 | First, Tony Sinishtaj captured the 2022 Wynn Millions Main Event held in Las Vegas. The main event had 1,075 entries, creating a prize pool of over $10 million and the champion took home over $1.6 million. |
| 4:21 | Poker League Of Nations Ad |
| 5:22 | Bernard welcomes Kyna England, 2021 MSPT Player of the Year. |
| 6:41 | Kyna joins the show and discusses her breakthrough year in 2021. |
| 9:16 | Kyna talks about how she initially got into poker, and how she started playing and coaching poker full-time in 2018. |
| 16:34 | Kyna discusses how she made the jump from bar leagues to playing in big tournaments. |
| 19:27 | Kyna recalls her initial expectation as she began 2020 and how it steamrolled after her 3rd place MSPT main event in Riverside, Iowa. |
| 23:18 | Kyna recalls her surreal run at the 2021 WPT Venetian main event, where she finished 3rd for almost $450,000. |
| 27:48 | RunGood Gear Ad |
| 28:31 | Bernard welcomes back Kyna England, 2021 MSPT Player of the Year. |
| 29:27 | Kyna remembers her 2021 WSOP schedule and her expectations for the series. |
| 32:28 | Kyna talks about her chase of the 2021 MSPT Player of the Year and the final day when she clinched the award. |
| 41:02 | Kyna talks about media interest since she captured the 2021 MSPT POY. |
| 45:16 | Kyna explains how talking through hands has helped her improve her game. |
