Peter Nicolas Eastgate, born December 13, 1985, is a Danish professional poker player who won the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker for a first prize of $9,152,416. At 22 years, 10 months and 28 days old he became the youngest player ever to win the event, surpassing the previous record held by Phil Hellmuth Jr., though his own record was broken the very next year by Joe Cada. He won the European Poker Awards honor for Outstanding Tournament Performance of the Year in 2008, took a hiatus from professional poker beginning in 2010 during which he auctioned his championship bracelet for charity, returned briefly in 2011, and has not played in major tournaments since 2013. His career live tournament winnings exceed $11 million.
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Career Highlight2008 World Series of Poker Main Event winner, youngest ever at the time 1 Classification
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How old was Peter Eastgate when he won the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event?
He was 22 and the youngest champion in the event's history at that time.
Card Player reported that Peter Eastgate of Denmark was 22 years old when he won the 2008 Main Event, which made him the youngest world champion in the event's history at that point. He defeated Ivan Demidov of Russia in the final and took home $9,152,416 in prize money.
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Peter Nicolas Eastgate (born 13 December 1985) is a poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker.
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Peter Nicolas Eastgate (born 13 December 1985) is a poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker.
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At the time, he became the youngest player ever to win the event, at 22 years, 10 months, and 28 days, just days short of a full two years younger than the mark set by Phil Hellmuth, Jr. at the 1989 event.
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Peter Nicolas Eastgate (born 13 December 1985) is a poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker.
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Peter Nicolas Eastgate (born 13 December 1985) is a poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker.
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is a poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker.
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