Peter Eastgate blows $1.7 Million on Sports Betting

After shocking the poker world by retiring from the game in 2010, when he was seemingly on top of the world after a 2009 WSOP Main Event victory and several big cashes afterward, Peter Eastgate surprised the poker world again by announcing his return. Eastgate doesn’t appear to have really lost much either after making […]

Daniel Negreanu back on Top

When Phil Ivey overtook Daniel Negreanu as the all-time live poker tournament money winner, I figured it was a mere formality that Ivey would remain here for centuries to come. After all, people make it sound like a foregone conclusion that Ivey will eventually overtake Phil Hellmuth as the all-time bracelet winner in addition to […]

Peter Eastgate’s WSOP Bracelet goes for $147,500

If you’ve followed my blog recently, you know that 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate is selling his gold bracelet on eBay.  And the decision to sell his bracelet has nothing to do with blowing through his $9.15 million prize or anything of that nature; instead, he’s selling it so the profits go to […]

Peter Eastgate selling WSOP Bracelet – Tony G wants It

When I first saw the headline that Peter Eastgate was selling his 2008 WSOP Main Event bracelet I thought, “Oh god, not another T.J. Cloutier. Did Eastgate blow through his $9.15 million top prize already?” Thankfully, my negativity was quickly disbanded after reading that Eastgate is merely selling the bracelet as a charitable act for […]

Peter Eastgate Retires

As if it wasn’t already shocking enough when 20 year-old Michael McDonald retired from poker after making millions of dollars, Peter Eastgate added more shock when he recently announced that he would be retiring from poker. The 24 year-old pro from Denmark first gained poker stardom after he won the 2008 WSOP Main Event at […]