2008 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

November Nine
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$9,152,416
Event Info
Entries
9
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000

Hand #208 - Peter Eastgate

The first 100-million chip man
The first 100-million chip man
Peter Eastgate has the button. He limps in before Ivan Demidov raises 1.95 million on top. Eastgate calls, and off to the flop we go.

It comes down {9-Hearts} {7-Spades} {6-Diamonds}, with Demidov first to act. He reaches for his chips and cuts out a bet of 3.625 million. Eastgate has to think for thirty seconds before calling.

The turn brings a second heart, the {J-Hearts}. Both quickly check to the river, which is the {Q-Spades}. Several straights are possible with this board. Demidov announces 7 million and is called by Eastgate before he can even get the chips in the pot. It's a good call; Demidov shows {A-Spades} {10-Hearts} for ace-high, which can't beat Eastgate's {J-Spades} {8-Spades}, much to the delight of the Danish contingent.

That pot pushes Eastgate over the 100 million chip mark.

Tags: Peter Eastgate