Professional poker player Peter Eastgate of Denmark became the youngest ever World Series of Poker Main Event champion on November 11, 2008. The 22-year-old Eastgate beat Ivan Demidov of Russia to win more than nine million dollars in prize money at the annual event in Las Vegas, Nevada.World Series of Poker: The Riches of Eastgate (November 11, 2008)
Peter Eastgate Quotes
"I guess I haven't really realized how big this is. It will come in the next weeks or the next days. I will become very emotional at some point."USA Today: Eastgate calm as he wins World Series of Poker
"I wasn't thinking about the records or anything like that. I just was thinking about playing my game. I spoke to (Hellmuth) yesterday. He wished me luck and gave me a handshake."World Series of Poker: The Riches of Eastgate (November 11, 2008)
Featured Video
Peter Eastgate News
ESPN Video: Eastgate makes history at world series of Poker (Time 2:26)
Bluff: Peter Eastgate Knocks Out Ivan Demidov to Win 2008 WSOP Main Event (November 11, 2008)
Las Vegas Review Journal: World Series of Poker: Peter Eastgate (November 5, 2008)
References
Fast Facts
-
Born
ca. 1986
-
Birthplace
Odense, Denmark
-
Won World Series of Poker Main Event at 5
-
Prize money
-
Fact:
-
Fact:
Eastgate is the youngest World Series of Poker Main Event championWorld Series of Poker: The Riches of Eastgate (November 11, 2008)
-
Fact:
-
Fact:
-
Fact:
Eastgate's win expected to be broadcast on ESPN at 9 p.m. EST on November 11World Series of Poker: The Riches of Eastgate (November 11, 2008)
-
2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion
