Moscow, took home $5,809,595 for second place. 'My motivation was $9 million and a bracelet,' Eastgate said.ĭemidov, a 27-year-old semiprofessional poker player from Immediately began putting pressure on the final opponent standing He won a significant pot four hands later with a full house and

Stopping the 27-year-old from bluffing a pot worth roughly 44 'I was not focused on the record that I could break, IĮastgate said he got a call from Hellmuth wishing him luckĮastgate built a 7-to-1 chip advantage before the decisive handīy sniffing out two bluffs by Demidov for big pots.Įastgate, of Odense, Denmark, put Demidov on his heels by Taking pictures with stacks of $100 bills and his new goldīracelet. 'It feels good to beat Phil's record,' Eastgate said after Wise: The talented two | Obligations of a champ | History.The Poker Edge : Recap | Heads-up with Demidov & Eastgate | Early Monday morning | Rheem, Kim, Marquis.

Phil Hellmuth, who was 24 when he won the tournament in 1989.ĮSPN.com was live in Las Vegas covering the main event from start to finish The previous youngest champion was 11-time gold bracelet winner Instantly called an all-in bet from Ivan Demidov on the river to Peter Eastgate hit an ace-to-five straight on the turn and The last hand to become the youngest champion in the history of the

World Series of Poker early Tuesday, turning a wheel straight on LAS VEGAS - A 22-year-old Danish poker professional won the Wheel straight gives Eastgate WSOP title, jackpot worth $9 million-plus You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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