Originally published Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 12:00 AM
PrintWorld Series of Poker | Dane, Russian to compete for $9.15 million
Two relatively unknown players in their 20s who emerged from online cardrooms started their battle for a gold bracelet, a $9.15 million first prize and...
LAS VEGAS — Two relatively unknown players in their 20s who emerged from online cardrooms started their battle for a gold bracelet, a $9.15 million first prize and Texas Hold'em history Monday night at the World Series of Poker.
Peter Eastgate, 22, of Odense, Denmark, and Ivan Demidov, 27, of Moscow were finishing a no-limit Texas Hold'em main event that began with 6,844 players in July. The winner gets the crown — and the runner-up settles for $5.8 million.
If Eastgate wins, he would surpass Phil Hellmuth as the youngest main-event champion of all time.
If Demidov triumphs, it would cap a spectacular tournament run — with final-table finishes at the series' main events in Europe and the United States in the same year.
Nine players were at the final table Sunday.
By early Monday, the field was narrowed to Eastgate (80.3 million chips) and Demidov (56.6 million chips).
After they played 24 hands late Monday night, Eastgate had 81.025 million chips — compared with 55.875 million for Demidov.
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