November Nine Day 2 | 2008 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

11-11-2008 00:25 UTC-7

Hand #191 - Ivan Demidov

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

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11-11-2008 00:24 UTC-7

Hand #190 - Peter Eastgate

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Peter Eastgate has the button. He limps in, prompting Ivan Demidov to raise to 2.425 million. Eastgate calls.

The flop comes down {4-Hearts}

. Demidov calmly announces a bet of 3.125 million that is called without hesitation by Eastgate. The turn is the {J-Clubs}

and causes Demidov to slow down with a check.

"5.675 million is the bet from Peter Eastgate," says TD Jack Effel. Demidov quickly folds.

Tags: Peter Eastgate

11-11-2008 00:20 UTC-7

Hand #189 - Ivan Demidov

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Ivan Demidov has the button. He raises to 2,000,000 and Eastgate folds.

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11-11-2008 00:19 UTC-7

Hand #188 - Peter Eastgate

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Peter Eastgate has the button. He completes the small blind, giving Ivan Demidov an option in the big blind. He checks.

The flop is {7-Spades}

. Demidov checks to Eastgate, who takes down the pot with a bet of 1.125 million.

Tags: Peter Eastgate

11-11-2008 00:19 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Things are getting tight...

Ivan Demidov 68,900,000
Peter Eastgate 68,000,000

11-11-2008 00:17 UTC-7

Hand #187 - Peter Eastgate

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Ivan Demidov has the button. He opens for 1,750,000 and Eastgate comes along.

The flop is {8-Diamonds}

. Eastgate checks over to Demidov, who checks behind. The {Q-Clubs}

lands on the turn and Eastgate leads for 2,750,000. Demidov lays it down and Eastgate wins the pot.

Tags: Ivan Demidov Peter Eastgate

11-11-2008 00:16 UTC-7

Hand #186 - Peter Eastgate

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Peter Eastgate has the button. He again opens for 2 million chips. Demidov calls to a flop of {8-Hearts}

. Both players check, taking us to the turn, which is the {A-Spades}

. Again Demidov checks, but that's not the case for Eastgate. He bets 2.25 million. Demidov thinks it over, then calls.

The river is the {4-Diamonds}

. Demidov checks a third street, and Eastgate checks behind. Neither player has hit the board. Demidov shows a pair of eights, jack kicker with {J-?}

; Eastgate takes it down with a pair of eights, queen kicker with {Q-Diamonds}

.

Tags: Peter Eastgate

11-11-2008 00:12 UTC-7

Hand #185 - Ivan Demidov

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Ivan Demidov has the button. He starts to set out a raise to 2,000,000, but Eastgate insta-folds.

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11-11-2008 00:11 UTC-7

Hand #184 - Peter Eastgate

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Peter Eastgate has the button. He makes it his now-standard 2 million to play. Demidov thinks it over before calling.

{3-Diamonds}

Demidov has developed a habit of checking to Eastgate when out of position on the flop, as he does here. Eastgate bets 2.5 million, folding Demidov and winning the pot.

Tags: Peter Eastgate