Peter Eastgate

J.C. Tran Dominates World Premier League Final-Table

December 2, 2008 - No Comments After accumulating 45 of a possible 60 points during the Premier League III’s preliminary rounds, J.C. Tran continued his hot streak by dismantling the final-table and taking home the title in his first-ever appearance in the prestigious series. The California pro took out Tony G. heads-up to win the honor — one which is particularly impressive considering the competition involved in winning the event. The Premier League III featured a....

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Final-Table Determined at Premier League III

December 1, 2008 - No Comments The third-ever Premier League Poker Series has completed its preliminary rounds and the final-table for the prestigious event has been determined. Twelve of the world’s top players — J.C. Tran, Peter Eastgate, Annete Obrestad, Andy Black, Roland De Wolfe, David “Devilfish” Ulliot, Tony G., Tom Dwan, Vicky Coren, Phil Hellmuth, Juha Helppi, and Nenad Medic — were selected to participate in this year’s series, with....

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Peter Eastgate Wins WSOP Main Event and 9 Million Dollars

November 11, 2008 - No Comments The heads-up battle to determine the most prestigious title in professional poker ended Monday night, as Peter Eastgate defeated Ivan Demidov to win the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event and etch his name in the poker history books. It took Eastgate 104 hands of heads-up action to eventually take down the title, earning $9,152,416 and the coveted WSOP of bracelet in the process. The stage was set at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las....

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Eastgate Vs. Demidov For WSOP Gold Tonight at 10 p.m.

November 10, 2008 - No Comments The World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet is the undisputed king of all poker honors. It is the pocket aces that hold up - it is something to tell your children about and something that gets you million dollar endorsement deals just for being “the Main Event Champion.” Thousands of players entered and thousands more attempted to qualify via online satellites. The event began all the way back in July with the massive first-place....

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EPT London Keeps Rolling With Large Prize Pools

October 6, 2008 - No Comments Just days after John Juanda claimed victory at the £10,000 no-limit Hold’em Main Event at the World Series of Poker Europe, nearly 600 of the best names in the game gathered once again in London for  the £5,200 buy-in European Poker Tour event. After intense action during the first two days, the field was whittled down to a final 32 players, with the goal being to reach the televised final-table of eight. Day three began with perhaps....

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David Kitai Leads Field After Day Two of EPT Barcelona

September 16, 2008 - No Comments With a starting field of over 600 players, 203 returned for Day Two of the European Poker Tour Barcelona event. Sebastian Ruthenberg led all players with 100,000 in chips coming into day two action and saw his stack continue to improve as he finished the day among the chip leaders. After a day that boasted non-stop action only 38 players remained when it was all said and done. Among the eliminations were Robert and Eric Mizrachi, WSOP Main Event....

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Bet On The Final 9 WSOP Main Event Hopefuls

July 28, 2008 - 1 Comment Bodog has released betting odds for the final nine players in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event–ya know, for those of who who can’t get off simply watching folks battle it out for millions of dollars on National Television, now you can get your own piece of the action! With this years final table devoid of any big names in the poker community, the odds are, not surprisingly, completely related to the players’ current chip....

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2008 World Series of Poker Final Table Determined

July 15, 2008 - 1 Comment Despite her most valiant of efforts, TH.com favorite Tiffany Michelle fell short of reaching the final Table in this years Main Event, finishing in 17th place. The other biggest name left in the field, Brandon Cantu, also fell short, finishing in 20th place. Although no household names appear in the final table, six of the nine participants are professional poker players, so the lure of the “amateur” winning it all is not quite as true....

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