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WSOP 08
Feb 1, 2009 14:20:12 GMT -6
Post by Davey Ortega on Feb 1, 2009 14:20:12 GMT -6
Wow this is very late, but it's OK as most of you probably don't know who won or what happened.
The WSOP 2008 Main Event Champion, and winner of over 9 Million dollars and ME Bracelet was Peter Eastgate, who made history.
He is the youngest ME Champion at the age of 22, etching out Phil Hellmuth's 1989 ME Victory at the age of 24. (I'm sure the Poker Brat loved that)
The second most prestigious tournament at the WSOP, the 50,000 dollar HORSE (Hold 'em, Omaha, Razz, Stud, and Stud 8 or Better) was won by 1998 ME Champion Scotty Nyugen. He pocketed over 1 Million for the win, which is his biggest pay out from the WSOP, next to his ME win where he pocketed just 1 Million.
He is also the first player to win the HORSE and ME tournaments.
Scotty was drunk at the Final Table, becoming unruly and obnoxious. He later issued a public apology for his actions. Hopefully Scotty can clean up his act and not go down the same road as legendary poker player Stu Ungar did. The Poker World can not survive a loss of another great player just yet.
Erick Lindgren also won his first bracelet, which many feel is about time.
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