Hailing from Illinois, Kyna England is one of the most successful female poker players in the female poker community. Boasting over $1 million in live tournament earnings, England is the first woman in poker history to have won the Mid-States Poker Tour Player of the Year. In this article, we will delve into Kyna England’s early life, poker journey, and net worth.
Kyna England’s Early Life and Poker Introduction
Illinois resident Kyna England played poker during college but had to step away from it to focus on her professional career in the insurance industry. England’s poker passion ignited after she travelled to Las Vegas for a work conference, again entering the poker world as a recreational player.
“I learned how to play when I was in college, but had stepped away from it briefly. When I was in Las Vegas for a work conference, I started playing again and remembered how much I loved the game.” England told CardPlayer Lifestyle. As the pandemic hit, England found a way to improve her game by studying and practising online. She focused on online small-stakes games to hone her skills.
Kyna England’s Poker Career and Top 5 Cashes
England’s first recorded live cash came in 2018 when she cashed the Heartland Poker Tour’s $350 NLH Monsterstack for $1,515. She cashed in the 50th Annual WSOP and Mid-States Poker Tour a year later. England began her 2020 by winning her first World Series of Poker circuit ring in the WSOPC Potawatomi’s $250 Ladies Championship, adding $4,436 to her earnings. Apart from the victory, she also cashed in five more tournaments that year.
2021 was the breakthrough year for Kyna England. She began the year with a cash finish in the MSPT South Dakota $1,100 Main Event and followed it up with a podium finish in the MSPT Lowa Main Event for a massive payday of $73,782. England also scored several cash finishes in the DeepStack Championship Poker Series. Her career-high payday also came in the DeepStack Championship Poker when she competed in the $5,000 NLH WPT Venetian and finished in 3rd place, banking her first six-figure score of $448,755.
She continued her deep runs in MSPT and concluded the year by clinching the Mid-States Poker Tour title by winning the MSPT $1,100 WPC Main Event for a six-figure payout of $186,709. With her power-packed performances in the Mid-States Poker Tour, England became the first female player to win the MSPT Player of the Year title.
Kyna England continued performing exceptionally well in the mid-stack poker tournaments in 2022, but she didn’t win anything big. Her biggest cash of the year was her 54th-place finish at the $10k WPT World Championship for $71,400. In 2023, she went on to cash in the $10k WSOP Main Event for $44,700. That year, England also won the NAPT Las Vegas $360 Women’s Championship for $7,520. England concluded 2023, with her appearance in GGPoker’s Game of Gold Season 1.
In 2024, England came close to her second circuit ring, finishing as the runner-up in the WSOPC Chicago $250 Ladies Event for $4,278. She cashed in the 2024 WSOP’s Mystery Millions and The Closer, adding over $7k to her live earnings. She recently scored a deep run at the WPT Third Annual Ladies Championship and earned $6,297 for her 11th-place finish.
As of now, Kyna England has over $1 million from live tournament earnings from 98 cashes.
Kyna England’s Top 5 Tournament Cashes
| Tournament | Rank | Payout |
| WPT Venetian $5,000 Main Event | 3rd | $448,755 |
| MSPT WPC $1,110 Main Event | 1st | $186,709 |
| MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event | 3rd | $73,782 |
| WSOPC Cherokee $400 NLH Double Stack | 3rd | $12,694 |
| Wynn Signature Series $400 NLH | 3rd | $10,070 |
Kyna England’s Personal Life and Other Ventures
England keeps her personal life private and hasn’t talked about it very much. As per her Instagram profile, England loves gyming and has posted numerous posts showing her diet and regular exercise.
In September 2022, she joined GGPoker’s new poker platform, ClubGG as the first ambassador. Beyond poker, England is part of Poker Power, an organization helping women by teaching them poker to succeed in business, finance, and life.
Kyna England’s Net Worth
There aren’t any official reports on her net worth, but as a mid-stake poker player, her net worth could be in six figures, which she has earned from playing live poker, and as an ambassador for ClubGG.
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