Peter Eastgate Crowned as 2008 WSOP Main Event Champ

After four months of the poker world holding its breath, the latest World Series of Poker Main Event champion has finally been crowned. While Ivan Demidov looked to be the strong favorite once the game started, the eventual winner was none other than Danish player Peter Eastgate.

Not only is he the first main event Danish champ, but he also broke Phil Hellmuth’s record as the youngest player ever to win the WSOP main event. That record stood for almost twenty years.

THE FINAL HAND

As the two remaining players went into heads-up play, Eastgate had 80,300,000 chips to Demidov’s 56,600,000. Eastgate would never let up throughout the grueling heads-up play.

On the final hand, Eastgate limped in from the button, while Demidov checked the big blind. Eastgate wagered 1.25 million on the flop and forced Demidov to call. Demidov checked on the turn and Eastgate bet 2 million. Demidov then put half of his stack into the pot . Eastgate called.

When the river came, Demidov announced that he was going all-in. Eastgate called, and Demidov revealed two pair. But it wasn’t good enough, as Eastgate showed his wheel straight.

Demidov took home over 5 million for his second-place finish, while Eastgate won $9,152,416. With the win, he now vaults into the top 5 of the all-time money list at the WSOP.

BODOG ODDS FOR THE WSOP

Prior 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 10 to 1 to be the first player eliminated at the final table.

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