European wins the WSOP Main Event

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 was the event of the year. Reported in detail in our great WSOP coverage on the 55 side-events and gave a brief preview of the upcoming Main Event in Las Vegas. Alone should be a winner of the prize money in excess of nine million U.S. dollars received for the Second $ 5,809,595 were proud to go. But who has now won? We take the cat out of the bag: The winner is Peter Eastgate.

Initial situation was this: Dennis Phillips went with 26,295,000 chips as a leader in the final table, lined up behind Ivan Demidov, Scott Montgomery, Peter Eastgate, Ylon Schwartz, Darus Suharto, David Rheem, Craig Marquis, Kim and Kelly one. They were 24,000 to 10,000 chips in their hands, only Kim Kelly had 2,620,000 with very poor chances to win the tournament. It is not surprising that the poker player than eights had to admit the table.

Not much better it ran for Darus Suharto and Scott Montgomery. Both came a few more seats, remained the record profit, however. Interestingly, it was then in 37th round The former chip leader Dennis Phillips stood with almost 17,000 chips nurnoch place on 4 and from the field could hardly be lower. Even more surprising was then his departure. When the flop (Jack Cross, Diamonds 4, Pik 3) brought the later winner Peter Eastgate (Diamonds 3, Cross 3) a horrendous 1.5 million bet. Despite bad hand (heart 9, Cross 10) of Americans went all-in and had, therefore, to the rails. The 3-Drilling of Eastgate, he could never beat.

Particularly exciting was then heads-up between the two Europeans Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov too. After the flop (Diamonds 2, spade king, heart 3) Eastgate increased to 1,250,000 chips. The counterparty called and then drove with a check (the inverted cross 4) continued. Has been increased several times until the Eastgate all in his opponent had gecallt immediately. While the Russians with (Heart 2, Heart 4) in only two couples held hands, the Dane countered with a straight (diamond ace, spade 5).

Thus won the 22-year-old Peter Eastgate from Denmark. With his victory he became the youngest aspirated WSOP Main winners of all time. When the $ 9,152,416 bonus victory, he will have money in spite of the ongoing financial crisis, no thoughts of mind.

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