22, poker champion and a millionaire:
This is an information that will make you dream all those of you who think they have the qualities of poker player and have a days considered seriously or not, to participate in a major poker tournament. A young Danish won the November 11 tournament poker no limit hold'em is barely 22 years. So everything is possible in this regard.
Began last July in Las Vegas the 1st round of the largest poker tournament entries: the World Series of Poker 2008 (WSOP title in America). After an intense struggle over the qualifications in the preliminary rounds as the World Series, through fifty satellite tournaments, nearly 7,000 players have entered the final straight of what could be considered the holy grail of the sector: the Main Events. Offering a price of nearly $ 10 million.
A number of amateur players this past year, including several from online tournaments, have been confronted with the greatest poker professionals. 3 months later, in early November, had only nine players on the final table, then two at the end of the day: Russian Ivan Demidov and Peter Eastgate of Denmark, with a slight advantage in the first as regards the carpet.
It is finally the Danish who won the Main Event in 5 hours after 104 hands with a fifth of the 5 as nothing than that, while Russia has a dual pair (2 and 4). A final beauty therefore that which is now the youngest world champion poker of all time, will replace Phil Hellmuth who had obtained the victory in 1989 at the age of 24 years. Title that allowed him to leave with 9 152 416 dollars (in Demidov meanwhile still pocketed $ 5.8 million). Remember that the biggest prize was won by Jamie Gold with a total of 12 067 $ 092 during his victory in 2006.
Peter Eastgate registered its name in the pantheon of the greatest winners from poker tournaments online: it is the third player from a tournament on the Internet has to win the World Series of Poker. A fact that is beginning to no longer surprise anyone. Chris Moneymaker had already pocketed $ 2.5 million in 2002 after beating 839 players. it's Greg Raymer who had reached the final place next year after starting a tournament online. And why not you?
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