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Peter Eastgate Becomes Youngest To Win World Series of Poker Main Event

November 12, 2008

The Penn & Teller Theater of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino was the place to be Tuesday as Peter Eastgate (pictured left) and Ivan Demidov took their seats around the felt, battling it out in heads-up to determine who would be the $9.15 million 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion.

After eliminating the rest of the November Nine, most of which was the handy-work of 22-year-old Dane Peter Eastgate, it came down to these two exceptionally skilled, foreign born competitors.

Ivan Demidov (pictured left) of Moscow, Russia went into heads-up and quickly regained the chip lead, but it wasn’t long before Eastgate scooped most of the chips back into his favor. After 103 hands, with an astounding chip lead of about 121-million to Demidov’s 16-million, the final hand came down – hand #104.

The Denmark native, with a chanting crowd of Danish supporters behind him, limped in from the button. Demidov, on the Big Blind, checked. Ks-3h-2d came on the flop. Demidov checked again to Eastgate, who raised 1.25 million. A quick call from Demidov brought the Turn, 4c.

At this point, both players thought they had clenched the hand, invoking a check-raise attempt from Demidov. First came the check, then a 2 million reply from Eastgate, followed by Demidov’s check-raise of 4 million. Eastgate played it cool, calling when the 7s fell on the river. Demidov fell for it, pushing all-in, and without a moment’s hesitation, Eastgate called. The trap was set.

Demidov flipped 4h-2h for Two Pair, while Eastgate turned over Ad-5s for the Wheel Straight.

Dane Peter Eastgate, a 22-year-old college dropout, disposed of Phil Hellmuth’s previous record to take over the history books as the WSOP Main Event’s Youngest Champion. Hellmuth had previously claimed that title at the age of 24.

Doubtless this World Series of Poker Championship will be the topic of many a conversation for quite some time to come. Peter Eastgate is neither a mathematical scholar nor an acclaimed professional poker player. He learned the game of Texas Hold’em only two years ago from his high school friends. Eastgate entered college for merely a week before deciding his poker skills could get him farther than a college education. He dropped out and turned to a full-time career as a poker player.

2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table Results

1st - Peter Eastgate (Denmark) - $9,152,416
2nd - Ivan Demidov (Russia) - $5,790,024
3rd - Dennis Phillips (USA) - $4,503,352
4th - Ylon Schwartz (USA) - $3,763,515
5th - Scott Montgomery (Canada) - $3,088,012
6th - Darus Suharto (Canada) - $2,412,510
7th - David Rheem (USA) - $1,769,174
8th - Kelly Kim (USA) - $1,286,672
9th - Craig Marquis (USA) - $900,670

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    Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under 2008 WSOP Results, Poker News, Poker Tournament Results, Poker on TV, WSOP News 

    WSOP Main Event Final Two: Ivan Demidov VS Peter Eastgate

    November 10, 2008

    The 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event finally got back underway yesterday after a tremendously long 117 day break that simply took swept the momentum away from everyone. After a slow start to the final table, the action finally ceased with Ivan Demidov and Peter Eastgate set to battle it out in heads-up later today.

    As the November 9 took their seats, everyone braced for an early exit from Kelly Kim, the low stack with about 11 Big Blinds to his name. Kim turned out to be a stronger competitor than expected, however, as Craig Marquis was busted out with a flopped when Scott Montgomery hit a Straight on the River. Marquis was sent to the rails in 9th.

    It was a short-lived revitalization for Kelly Kim, however, when the next hand forced him all in on the Big Blind, resulting in an 8th place exit.

    David ‘Chino’ Rheem then put his A-K up against Eastgate’s A-Q. Rheem’s impressive luck throughout the 2008 WOSP Main Event never quite returned to him yesterday as his strong hand faltered, sending him packing in 7th. It wasn’t long before Peter Eastgate found another A-Q taking on an All-In A-8 from Darus Suharto. Eastgate hit a Flush on the Turn and it was all over for Suharto, the 6th place finisher.

    The most atrocious elimination of the day came for 5th place finisher Scott Montgomery when a set of Aces, including one in the Hole, gave him a false sense of security. Once again it was Peter Eastgate who found the trumps. Holding Pocket 6s, Eastgate snagged a third on the River to complete the Full House. A bit later, Eastgate was blessed with another Full House that saw Ylon Schwartz, with an unimproved A-T, eliminated in 4th.

    With only three competitors remaining, America’s favorite, Dennis Phillips, bluff-raised Eastgate into an All-In after the Flop. Phillips held only a backdoor draw that would need double runners for a Straight. Eastgate, on the other hand, had Flopped a set. Phillips’ 5% chance dwindled to 0%, leaving the last American standing to take a seat amongst his 300+ fan club, each wearing the same red St Louis Cardinals hat as the 3rd place finisher.

    Later today, the final table will resume with heads-up action between two highly skilled European poker players, Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov. Should Eastgate take the title, he will break Phil Hellmuth’s 20-year-old record as the youngest individual to ever win the WSOP Main Event. On the other hand, should Demidov claim the crown, he will become the first Russian to earn the title.

    Though Eastgate handled most of the eliminations in yesterday’s WSOP action, Demidov holds the chip lead with 79,500,000. Eastgate holds an equally respectable stack of 57,725,000 chips.

    2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table Results, Thus Far:

    1st – (To Be Determined) - $9,119,517 (+$32,899 added)
    2nd – (To Be Determined) - $5,790,024 (+$19,571 added)
    3rd - Dennis Phillips - $4,503,352 (+$14,421 added)
    4th - Ylon Schwartz - $3,763,515 (+$11,459 added)
    5th - Scott Montgomery - $3,088,012 (+$8,756 added)
    6th - Darus Suharto - $2,412,510 (+$6,052 added)
    7th - David ‘Chino’ Rheem - $1,769,174 (+$3,476 added)
    8th - Kelly Kim - $1,286,672 (+$1,545 added)
    9th - Craig Marquis - $900,670

    Note: Harrah’s added $100,000 to the already massive prize pool after profiting from an investment of the original $25 million prize pool.

      Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under 2008 WSOP Results, Poker News, Poker Tournament Results, Poker on TV, WSOP News 

      Scott Montgomery 2008 WSOP Final tableist plays poker at Full Tilt.

      November 2, 2008

      Scott Montgomery has accumulated more than $1.3 million in poker tourney earnings just this year, and the event isn’t even seating players yet. Scott earned his seat to this year’s WSOP Main Event final table in Las Vegas, Nevada becoming one of the members of the 2008 November nine.

      Montgomery now has the opportunity to play for a much prize bigger, $9 million in addition to a chance at the acquiring the most coveted title in the world of NL Holdem poker – The 2008 WSOP Bracelet winner.

      Montgomery, a Waterloo University graduate initially started playing cards only 4 years back, packing a Bachelor of Mathematics degree, and working as an English teacher in Japan Montgomery began his love affair with Texas Holdem Poker. When he wasn’t teaching others back then, he was the one doing the learning. Scott spent all of his available free time playing poker and perusing any poker strategy book that came his way.

      Seems that was an ok World Series of Poker strategy, as Montgomery ground his way to this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table.

      One of first major cashes this year included the World Poker Tour’s L.A. Poker Classic $9.9K NL Hold ‘em title event game. Scott made the final table, playing eventual winner and familiar face poker pro Phil Ivey prior to busting out in 5th and netting more than $296K.

      Before to the big game, Montgomery played well striking pay dirt in three NHLE events at the 2008 World Series of Poker, including a 16th place finish in the Heads Up World Championship. In these 3 tournaments, Scott cashed for an impressive $73K.

      Scott’s 2008 Series had only just started out of the 6,844 poker players that set forth in the Main Event, Scott played his way to the main event table, sealing the deal for his chair amongst the November Nine.

      Care to test your poker skills with Scott Montgomery as he perfects his World Series skills before the main event this month? Check him out playing online poker at Full Tilt Poker.

        Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under 2008 WSOP Results, Online Gambling News, Poker News, Poker Tournament Results, WSOP News 

        Poker Pro John Juanda Wins 2008 WSOP Europe

        October 3, 2008

        After hours upon hours of punishing poker play, the winner of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe has finally been revealed. Long-time professional poker player John Juanda has earned his fourth WSOP Bracelet by routing the competition at the WSOPE Main Event.

        The WSOP Europe Main Event began Saturday, September 27th, and it wasn’t until yesterday, October 2nd, that the action finally came to an end. The final table alone took an exhausting 22 hours to complete. Eventually, Ivan Demidov was sent to the rails in 3rd place (£334,850) to bring about heads-up play between John Juanda and the little-known Russian, Stanislav Alekhin.

        It was pretty much all John Juanda from there out. On hand #479, John Juanda doubled up through Stanislav to take a sizeable lead, and by Hand #484, it was all over. Alekhin, with Ac-9s, moved all-in from the button. Juanda called, flipping Ks-6c. In one of the most lop-sided boards in WSOP final-hand history, the Flop came down 6d-6s-2d, giving Juanda the near insurmountable lead. It would take running Aces or 9s for Alekhin, and a Qc on the turn left him drawing dead. Juanda had already sealed the victory, but another 6h on the River only twisted the knife further. With Quad 6’s, Juanda took the pot, the WSOPE Main Event, £868,800 and the second WSOPE Main Event Bracelet ever awarded.

        Stanislav Alekhin proved a very worthy opponent throughout and certainly merits the observing eyes of poker players and enthusiasts around the world for years to come. Even John Juanda, in his post-game interview, confessed that Alekhin was terribly hard to read, and that he has earned Juanda’s respect as an incredibly skilled poker player. Alekhin walked away from the table with an impressive 2nd place cash of £533,950.

        This is the fourth WSOP Bracelet win for the Indonesian-born John Juanda, who now resides in Los Angeles, California, but the first to come in a Main Event. Juanda earned his first WSOP Bracelet in a Triple Ball Lowball A-5 event at the 2002 WSOP. His second and third bracelets came at the 2003 WSOP, competing in 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo Split and Pt Limit Omaha events.

        “It’s so long ago when I won my last bracelet, I can’t remember. It’s embarrassing.” John Juanda quippied, “Some people have to keep up with the Joneses. I have to keep up with the Iveys and Cunninghams and Negreanus. I wondered if I will ever win again. Today there are so many young excellent tournament players from all over the world. Like the two young Russians and the Scandis. Much more than it used to be. Daniel Negreanu said that we have to step up our game.”

          Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under 2008 WSOP Results, Poker News, Poker Tournament Results, Poker on TV, WSOP News 

          Tiffany ‘Hot Chips’ Michelle Joins Team UltimateBet

          July 29, 2008

          Online poker room Ultimate Bet announced today the signing of Tiffany ‘Hot Chips’ Michelle as its newest member of the Ultimate Star Players Team. The singer/songwriter turned professional poker player joins the ranks of such skilled players as Cliff ‘JohnnyBax’ Josephy and James ‘POKERPRO33’ Campbell.

          Visit UltimateBet Poker24 year-old Tiffany Michelle gained recent poker stardom at the 2008 World Series of Poker by defeating the largest field of any other female in the history of the WSOP Main Event. Michelle skillfully whittled her way through a field of 6,844 participants to finish in the 17th position, earning $334,534. Highlighted by the rolling cameras, Tiffany Michelle, donning the UltimateBet “UB Army” logo, became the last woman standing in the 2008 WSOP.

          UltimateBet consultant Annie Duke offered her comments on the signing of the newest Team UltimateBet member, “From Hollywood to Vegas, Tiffany Michelle is a rising star in so many extraordinary ways. We’re thrilled to be able to bring such a talented force on board.”

          Tiffany Michelle, who can be found playing online poker at UltimateBet under the username “Tiffany M”, has appeared in variety of films and television series, including appearances on Nip/Tuck and E.R. As a way to supplement income between her acting and songwriting career, Michelle began playing online poker at UltimateBet.

          Discovering she was more than lucky, but quite talented at the game of poker, she began playing in land-based tournaments as well. It wasn’t long before Michelle’s dexterity gained the respect of professional poker players around the world.

          On a more sour note, Michelle found herself under scrutiny and possible penalization by the courts as PokerNews.com, whom Michelle has been reporting poker news with for quite some time, was not too pleased to find the poker pro sporting UltimateBet advertisements at the 2008 WSOP while contracted with the online poker media company. The outcome of these actions has not yet been determined, but 4Flush is keeping a close eye on the story.

            Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under 2008 WSOP Results, Online Gambling News, Poker News, WSOP News, Women's Poker 

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