Archive for November 13th, 2008Nov 13 2008 WSOP TV RatingsWhen Peter Eastgate raked the final pile of chips away from Ivan Demidov to become WSOP champion, it marked the end to a poker-filled extravaganza which began over five months ago. It also marked the point at which people would see if … More: continued here Nov 13 2008 Big Winner of World Series of Poker: The Tax ManThe big winner at this year’s World Series of Poker: the tax man. Russ Fox computes the tax liability of the final nine players on their $32.7 million of winnings as $14.3 million — a 43.7% tax rate: Peter Eastgate… More: continued here Nov 13 2008 Poker is For EveryoneThis sets the stage for the final development that ultimately led to the poker explosion. When chris moneymaker beats some of the top pros in the game to win the world series of poker main event in 2003, the poker boom happens. … More: continued here Nov 13 2008 ESPN blows its last "fact" in a major wayI have two main sources to check: The Championship Table at the World Series of Poker by Dana Smith, Tom McEvoy, and Ralph Wheeler (2nd edition, 2004), and All In: The (Almost) Entirely True Story of the World Series of Poker by … More: continued here Nov 13 2008 Youngster takes World Series of Poker (UPI)Youngster takes World Series of Poker (UPI); Eastgate calm as he wins World Series of Poker (USA Today); Danish Ace Is Youngest World Series of Poker Champ (Washington Post); Poker’s ultimate flush: World Series flush with cash (USA … More: continued here Nov 13 2008 Peter Eastgate Crowned as 2008 WSOP Main Event ChampPrior to the tournament, Bodog was offering odds on the World Series of Poker main event. Eastgate’s odds to win were 5 to 1, while Bodog set the odds of a Danish player winning at 9 to 2. While Eastgate won it all, they also had him at … More: continued here Nov 13 2008 Youngster Takes World Series of Poker 9.5millionEastgate’s age made him the youngest player to win the poker event, besting poker star Phil Helmuth’s accomplishment of winning the 1989 World Series of Poker title at the age of 24. The new record-holder did offer some slight hints to … More: continued here Nov 13 2008 Tournament Trail Q and A — 2008 World Champion Peter Eastgate… history of poker on Monday night at 22 years of age, breaking a record that had stood for 19 years and belonged to Phil Hellmuth. Eastgate topped 6844 players to win the 39th-annual World Series of Poker $10000 no-limit hold’em main… More: continued here Nov 13 2008 The 2008 World Series Of Poker Champion is Crowned!!The 2008 World Series of Poker Champion and winner of the $9 million prize for first place was awarded to 22 year old Danish Native Peter Eastgate in a grueling Heads up match against Ivan Demidov…Read all about it here! … More: continued here Nov 13 2008 You just won the World Series of Poker; what are you gonna do now?poker. Okay, so maybe he didn’t win enough to actually buy all of Disneyland. $9 million could maybe buy the waiting line area of Magic Mountain. That’sa pretty big wad of cash to try and stuff in your wallet. … More: continued here |
