Kyna England: MSPT Champion and 2021 Player of the Year
POKER HALL OF FAME
Inducted 2014
Kyna England is an American professional poker player whose résumé includes a World Series of Poker Circuit ring, a Mid-States Poker Tour Main Event title and the 2021 MSPT Player of the Year award. Her biggest tournament score came during the same breakthrough season, when she finished third in a World Poker Tour Main Event at The Venetian for $448,755.
England has remained active on the tournament circuit well beyond that breakout year. As of August 28, 2026, The Hendon Mob lists her with $1,197,548 in live tournament earnings and 116 recorded results. Her 2026 campaign includes two runner-up finishes on the MSPT and additional cashes during the World Series of Poker.
Her presence in poker also extends beyond tournament results. England has appeared on poker programming including the first season of GGPoker's Game of Gold and has served as a co-host of the PokerNews Podcast.
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Who Is Kyna England?
Kyna England is an American poker player from Illinois who emerged as a prominent tournament professional during a highly successful 2021 season. PokerNews reports that she previously worked in the insurance industry before making poker her full-time career.
Her recorded live results date to 2018, but the trajectory of her career changed dramatically in 2021. England produced three major scores that year: third place in an MSPT Riverside Main Event, third place in the WPT Venetian Main Event and victory in the MSPT Canterbury Park Main Event.
Those results established England as a successful regional and national tournament player while also earning her one of the MSPT's major season-long honors.
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Kyna England's Breakout 2021 Season
England's 2021 tournament results accounted for $749,831 in live earnings according to Hendon Mob, by far the largest annual total of her career through August 2026.
One of her first major scores of the year came with a third-place finish in the MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event for $73,782. A few months later, she reached the final table of the World Poker Tour's Venetian Main Event.
That WPT result became the biggest cash of her career.
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Third Place in the 2021 WPT Venetian Main Event
England finished third in the $5,000 WPT Venetian Main Event in 2021 and earned $448,755.
The result remains her largest recorded live tournament cash as of August 2026. The World Poker Tour's Kyna England results page lists the finish as one of three WPT cashes on her record, alongside a 49th-place finish in the 2022 WPT World Championship and a 10th-place result in the 2024 WPT Ladies Championship.
England has not won a WPT Main Tour title, but the Venetian final table represents a significant part of her tournament résumé and accounts for the majority of her career WPT earnings.
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MSPT Canterbury Park Victory and Player of the Year
England converted her strong 2021 season into a major tournament title in December when she won the MSPT Canterbury Park Main Event during the Winter Poker Classic.
The $1,100 tournament attracted 1,042 entries and generated a $1,009,240 prize pool. England defeated Matt Morfitt heads-up to collect $186,709 and her first MSPT Main Event title.
The victory also played a decisive role in the season-long Player of the Year race. England finished the year as the 2021 MSPT Player of the Year, adding an individual points championship to a season that already included multiple six-figure scores.
The official MSPT recap of England's Canterbury Park victory also noted the work she put into studying poker during the COVID-era interruption to live tournament play.
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Kyna England's WSOP Circuit Ring
England won her first WSOP Circuit ring in February 2020 in a $250 Ladies Event during the WSOP Circuit stop at Potawatomi.
The tournament drew 69 entries, and England earned $4,436 for the victory. It was an early career title that preceded her much larger tournament breakthrough the following year.
As of August 2026, the official WSOP player database credits England with one WSOP Circuit ring and no WSOP bracelets.
Her WSOP record also includes numerous cashes in bracelet and Circuit competition, giving her a tournament résumé that spans live and online WSOP events.
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Other Tournament Titles and Poker Achievements
England added another notable title in November 2023 when she won the PokerStars North American Poker Tour Women's Event in Las Vegas.
She defeated a field that included fellow established tournament players and earned $7,520 after reaching a heads-up deal with Lindsey Kludt. The victory gave England another trophy at a major poker festival and continued a résumé that already included wins on both the WSOP Circuit and MSPT.
Her career highlights include:
2021 MSPT Player of the Year
2021 MSPT Canterbury Park Main Event champion for $186,709
Third place in the 2021 WPT Venetian Main Event for $448,755
Third place in the 2021 MSPT Riverside Main Event for $73,782
One WSOP Circuit ring
2023 PokerStars NAPT Women's Event champion
More than $1.19 million in recorded live tournament earnings as of August 28, 2026
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Kyna England's Recent Poker Results
England remained active in major tournaments during 2026.
Her biggest result of the year through August 28 came at the MSPT Showdown Series in Black Hawk, Colorado. She finished second in the $1,110 MSPT Main Event on January 22 for $66,930.
Less than two weeks later, England reached another MSPT final table during the Diamond Poker Championship at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. She finished second in the $300 Monster Stack on February 1 and earned $16,350.
England also recorded multiple cashes during the 2026 World Series of Poker, including $1,900 in the Mini Mystery Millions and $3,020 in the $1,500 Millionaire Maker. Her most recent live result listed by Hendon Mob as of August 28 was a 34th-place finish in the $800 Mystery Bounty Ladies event at the 2026 ARIA Poker Classic for $945.
Hendon Mob lists England with $91,445 in live tournament earnings for 2026 through that date.
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Kyna England Beyond the Tournament Table
England has developed a public profile in poker that extends beyond playing tournaments.
She was part of the cast of the first season of Game of Gold, the GGPoker-produced poker competition that combined tournament play, team strategy and reality-show elements.
England has also become a regular poker media personality through the PokerNews Podcast. She continued appearing as a co-host in 2026, including a July episode focused on women in poker and the 2026 WSOP.
Those roles have made England recognizable to poker audiences outside the events in which she competes while she continues to maintain an active live tournament schedule.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much has Kyna England won playing live poker?
As of August 28, 2026, Hendon Mob lists Kyna England with $1,197,548 in live tournament earnings.
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What is Kyna England's biggest poker cash?
England's largest recorded live tournament cash is $448,755. She earned that prize for finishing third in the 2021 WPT Venetian Main Event.
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Has Kyna England won a WSOP bracelet?
No. According to the official WSOP player database, Kyna England has no WSOP bracelets as of August 2026.
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How many WSOP Circuit rings does Kyna England have?
Kyna England has one WSOP Circuit ring. She won it in a $250 Ladies Event during the 2020 WSOP Circuit stop at Potawatomi.
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Has Kyna England won an MSPT Main Event?
Yes. England won the 2021 MSPT Canterbury Park Main Event for $186,709 after defeating a field of 1,042 entries.
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Was Kyna England an MSPT Player of the Year?
Yes. England earned the 2021 MSPT Player of the Year title following a season highlighted by her Canterbury Park Main Event victory and multiple deep MSPT runs.
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Is Kyna England still playing poker?
Yes. England remained active in 2026, recording live tournament cashes at MSPT stops, the World Series of Poker and the ARIA Poker Classic. She also continued appearing in poker media, including as a PokerNews Podcast co-host.