{"id":26688,"date":"2021-02-19T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=26688"},"modified":"2021-05-17T08:07:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T13:07:46","slug":"what-happened-to-peter-eastgate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/what-happened-to-peter-eastgate\/","title":{"rendered":"What Ever Happened To Peter Eastgate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Back in 2008, Peter Eastgate took the entire\npoker world by surprise when he took down the WSOP Main Event, becoming the\nyoungest player in history to do so at the time. He was only 22 when he\ntriumphed in the 6,844-strong field, banking $9.1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Young Eastgate\u2019s story was the stuff that\ndreams were made of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was only at the start of his poker journey,\nand he had already achieved more than most players manage in their entire\ncareers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The poker media was ecstatic. Everybody\nexpected the young champion to go full throttle moving forward, traveling the\nworld to play cash games and tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the money won, Eastgate probably\nhad many sponsorship opportunities, which would allow him to live the good\nlife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After all, he was the youngest WSOP Main Event winner, and that had to count for something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the young Dane never really fell into his\nrole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He gave it a try for a couple of years, playing\nsome tournaments and appearing on a few poker shows, but it was pretty clear\nhis heart just wasn\u2019t in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had a few more memorable results after the\nMain Event, the most notable one being his second-place finish in the EPT\nLondon Main Event in 2009, good for around $850,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, as time went by, he started to play less\nand less, and by 2013, he was pretty much gone from the poker circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, what ever happened to Peter Eastgate, the\nyoung Dane who made the entire poker world buzz with excitement in 2008? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Did he go bust, has he been playing in some\nprivate games away from the public eye, or has he substituted poker with\nsomething else?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of those who get lucky enough to win the\nMain Event are over the moon because of all the opportunities that come with\nthe title, but not Eastgate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He never really cared too much about being an\nambassador for the game and didn\u2019t feel like it was his duty just because he\nhappened to win in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several years later, in one of his interviews,\nEastgate explained he didn’t feel like he owed anything to anyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s not like there is some contractual\nobligation for Main Event winners to promote the game. They’re free to do with\ntheir time and their money as they like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And Peter Eastgate chose soon after his big win\nthat being a full-time pro wasn\u2019t his dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was signed by PokerStars and spent a couple\nof years traveling the circuit and playing in some of the major tournaments\naround the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had a few decent scores after the Main, as his lifetime winnings now stand at $11.1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n