2009 WSOP Champion Peter Eastgate Poker Player Profile

Peter Eastgate Profile

Real Name : Peter Eastgate
Age : 22
Location : Denmark
Lifetime Tournament Winnings : $9,245,611

Screen Names
PokerStars : Isser
Full Tilt Poker :

Favourite Cash Games : short-handed and heads-up $200/$400 NL Holdem

Recent Live Results :
• 11-Nov-2008 1st $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold’em 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008, Las Vegas $ 9,152,416
• 01-Oct-2008 18th £ 5,200 Main Event - No Limit Hold’em 2008 European Poker Championships, London $29,871
• 19-Feb-2008 32nd DKr 47,750 EPT Scandinavian Open EPT Scandinavian Open, Copenhagen $16,610
• 06-Nov-2007 3rd Heat 7 Poker Million VI, Sky Sports
• 06-Apr-2007 9th €3,300 The Irish Open - No Limit Holdem Freezeout 2007 Paddy Power Irish Open, Dublin $ 46,714
• 10-Oct-2006 2nd Heat 3 Poker Million V, Sky Sports

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Newly crowned WSOP Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate began playing online at PokerStars after graduating from high school in his native Denmark, and has been playing at a professional level ever since.

He already had several impressive results on the live tournament scene before this year’s World Series, despite not being a regular live player.

He made the final table of the Irish Poker Open in 2007, finishing in 9th place for a cash of $46,714.

This was followed by a top 30 finish at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Copenhagen event earlier this year, worth another $16,610. But this was nothing compared to what he was to win in Las Vegas.

The PokerStars Six man was one of the favorites going into November’s Final Table, a prediction that was soon to become a reality.

After four hours of heads-up action against fellow PokerStars player Ivan Demidov, Peter finally achieved what all poker players dream of - the most prestigious Championship title in the game, the bracelet and $9,152,416 in cash.

He also enters the record books, as the youngest ever Main Event winner at just 22.

With his total live tournament winnings currently at $9,245,611, Peter is also now one of the highest earning players in the history of the game - 11th place on the all time money list.

Peter is clearly a man wise beyond his years when it comes to money management.

He says that he won’t be splashing out on expensive things or living a crazy life now that he’s a multi-millionaire - he’ll be investing the money instead.

With what looks like a long and healthy career in poker ahead of him, they’ll no doubt be even more money for investment on its way in the future.

Peter Eastgate Becomes Youngest WSOP Main Event Champion

A 22-year-old Danish poker professional won the World Series of Poker early Tuesday, turning a wheel straight on the last hand to become the youngest champion in the history of the no-limit Texas Hold ‘em main event.
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WSOP Final Table November 9 Date Draws Near

The 39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event saw an increased field of 6844 hit the felt for the first days play in the 2008 WSOP Main Event.

After 12 days of high pressure poker, by the 15th of July those 6844 had whittled down to just 9, who have now become known as the November Nine, the nine poker players left to vy for the title of WSOP Champion at the WSOP Final Table.

This year a total of 6,844 players made their way to the Amazon Room at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in pursuit of the championship and the $9 million first place prize and for the first time the Final Table has been delayed to allow live broadcast of the WSOP Main Event Final Table.

Each of the November Nine players who made it to the WSOP Main Event Final Table have received ninth place prize money on July 15th, when the final table was determined and each of those players with an all expense paid trip for two for their return to Las Vegas in November to play the final portion of the tournament.

On November 9th, 2008, the following those nine players will return with 21 minutes and 50 seconds left in level 33 and the Ultimate winner taking home over $9.1 Million.

Final Table Payouts

• 1st $9,119,517
• 2nd $5,790,024
• 3rd $4,503,352
• 4th $3,763,515
• 5th $3,088,012
• 6th $2,412,510
• 7th $1,769,174
• 8th $1,286,672
• 9th $900,670

Unfortunately, this year there’ll be no famous calls of “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie”; but the November Nine are a diverse group of players that include no fewer than four countries including a Russian, a Dane, two Canadians and five Americans. There’s also a chess player, a salesmen, a college student as well the usual collection of professional poker players.

Salesman, Dennis Phillips who will carry the chip lead for 117 days until they resume play. Phillips, who plays tournaments at his local casino 3-4 nights per week, ended the last night of play with 26,295,000 which is good enough to put him 1,895,000 ahead of Russia’s, Ivan Demidov who finished with 24,400,000. Here are the official chip counts and seating assignments for the 2008 November Nine :

WSOP Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignment

• Seat 1: Dennis Phillips - 26,295,000
• Seat 2: Craig Marquis - 10,210,000
• Seat 3: Ylon Schwartz - 12,525,000
• Seat 4: Scott Montgomery - 19,690,000
• Seat 5: Darus Suharto - 12,520,000
• Seat 6: David ‘Chino’ Rheem - 10,230,000
• Seat 7: Ivan Demidov - 24,400,000
• Seat 8: Kelly Kim - 2,620,000
• Seat 9: Peter Eastgate - 18,375,000

When the WSOP Final Table resumes the blinds will be at 150,000 / 300,000 with a 40,000 ante and given the siz eof the chip stacks with even the shortest at around 30 big blinds, there’ll be planty of chance for every player to make their mark.

At Oz Poker, we’ll be profiling each player and listing their successes in the run up to November Nine and Sportsbet are offering a market on the final table with Dennis Phillips and Ivan Demidov equal favourites at $5.00 and Kelly Kim the longest runner at $26.00.

Sportsbet offer all our readers a free $50 WSOP bet, so there’s really no excuse not to ante up on your favourite player and have an interest as we wait for the November Nine show.