Peter Eastgate Becomes Youngest-ever ME Winner

I got together with a few friends from APL on Sunday to watch the final table of this year's World Series of Poker. I had only watched a couple of the early episodes but the preview show was quite thorough so I didn't feel like I've missed too much of the action. I'm sure I'll watch the rest of the lead-up in the next few days.

The final table package that ESPN put together was very entertaining. Congratulations to Peter Eastgate on his win and becoming the youngest player ever to win the title. He had a good run on the final table with a numbers of players trying to bluff him off strong hands at the wrong time and quickly took them out.

The set up of the final table in the Penn & Teller Theatre made for an awesome atmosphere with fans going nuts for the players they were supporting. It was no surprise to see Michael Buffer come out to introduce the heads-up battle ... lllllllllllet's get ready to rumble!!

Below is one of the articles about the win ... click on the title for the rest of the story.

2008 WSOP Main Event Day 9: Peter Eastgate Becomes Youngest-ever ME Winner | Poker News

After nearly four months of waiting, the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event concluded last night in a battle of rising poker superstars. 27-year-old Ivan Demidov had already locked up the title of biggest Russian money winner in WSOP history, and was looking to become the first Russian Main Event champ after his third-place finish in the WSOP Europe Main Event in September. Peter Eastgate was looking to be the first Danish Main Event champ, and also had his sights set on the title of youngest Main Event champion ever, a title held by Phil Hellmuth for nearly twenty years. After a grueling back-and-forth, heads-up battle on the stage at the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio, Eastgate took the title in one last confrontation of big hands to lay claim to the bracelet and the $9,152,416 top prize.