November Nine | 2008 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

11-10-2008 23:38 UTC-7

Hand #170 - Ivan Demidov

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Peter Eastgate has the button. He comes out strong on the very first hand with a raise to 1.5 million. Demidov calls, and we get a flop on the very first hand!

Demidov is first to act and checks the {10-Spades}

flop over to Eastgate. Never one to shy away from a pot, Eastgate makes it 1.75 million to go. Demidov calls.

The turn is the {K-Diamonds}

, bringing quite a reaction from the assembled gallery. Demidov checks it to Eastgate, who opts for a check of his own.

The river card is the {K-Clubs}

, bringing an even stronger reaction from the house. The two players at the table, however, are stony-faced. Demidov bets 8 million, bringing a rueful smile from Eastgate. After sixty seconds thinking it through, he folds. The first blood is drawn by Ivan Demidov.

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11-10-2008 23:39 UTC-7

Hand #171 - Ivan Demidov

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Ivan Demidov has the button. He raises to 1.5 million, Eastgate folds, and Demidov picks up the pot.

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11-10-2008 23:42 UTC-7

Hand #172 - Ivan Demidov

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Peter Eastgate has the button. He completes the small blind and Ivan Demidov checks his big blind. It's another action flop - {K-Clubs}

. Demidov is first to act after the flop and checks to Eastgate, who leads out for 850,000. It doesn't take long for Demidov to put in a raise to 2.55 million. Eastgate lays another one down.

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11-10-2008 23:45 UTC-7

Hand #173 - Peter Eastgate

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Ivan Demidov has the button. He sets out a raise to 1,750,000 and Eastgate considers for a moment before reraising to 4,000,000. Demidov quickly folds and Eastgate wins the pot.

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11-10-2008 23:46 UTC-7

Hand #174 - Peter Eastgate

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Peter Eastgate has the button. With the blinds having just gone up, he raises to 2 million straight. As he has done several times already, Ivan Demidov calls.

{9-Hearts}

Demidov checks to the aggressive Dane, who makes it 2.25 million to go. That's too much for Demidov; he folds.

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11-10-2008 23:47 UTC-7

Hand #175 - Ivan Demidov

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Ivan Demidov has the button. He raises to 2,250,000 and wins the blinds and antes.

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Level: 38

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 100,000

11-10-2008 23:50 UTC-7

Hand #176 - Ivan Demidov

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Peter Eastgate has the button. He completes the small blind, giving Ivan Demidov an option in the big blind that he declines. The flop come {4-Clubs}

and once again, Demidov checks. Eastgate gets the action started with a bet of 1.25 million.

Ivan Demidov has been very thoughtful and deliberate with all of his actions at the final table. He takes about a minute before raising to 4.025 million. It takes Eastgate less time to fold.

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