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March 29, 2024

World Series of Poker 2008

 

  • Meet the new face of poker

    Jeff Haney · Nov. 12, 2008 · 2:00 AM

    Even when the momentum shifted in his direction toward the end of the World Series of Poker final table, Peter Eastgate never acted as if he had the tournament title locked up. He has played enough poker since taking up the game four years ago, at age 18, to know that funny things can happen in tournaments, particularly on the heads-up level.

  • WSOP's Final Two

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    A look at the final heads up game at this year's World Series of Poker where Peter Eastgate defeated Russian Ivan Demidov to win the main event's first-place prize of $9.15 million Tuesday morning inside the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio in Las Vegas.



  • Jerry Yang on WSOP

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    Last year's World Series of Poker champion Jerry Yang talks about this year's final table and the main event held at the Rio.

  • The Final Table

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    A look at scene from the World Series of Poker's main event on Sunday night inside the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio in Las Vegas.