Event 54, Main Event No-Limit Hold'em Live Updates November 21, 2008

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WSOP Heads-Up: It's Over!

The 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event is over and Peter Eastgate has emerged the champion of the November Nine! The 22-year-old Dane has defeated Russia's Ivan Demidov in heads-up play, making a wheel straight on the climactic hand to clinch the tournament and $9,152,416 in prize money.

Here's how the final hand played out:

Demidov and Eastgate returned from a 20-minute break with Eastgate squarely in control, holding more than $120 million of the $136.8 million chips in play. 

On the first hand back, Eastgate limped in and Demidov checked his option in the big blind. The flop came Ks 3h 2d and Demidov checked to Eastgate, who bet out $1.25 million. Demidov made the call and the turn was the 4c.

Again, Demidov checked and Eastgate fired out $2 million. Demidov raised to $6 million and Eastgate opted to smooth-call, though at this point an all-in on fifth street was almost a foregone conclusion.

The river was the 7s and sure enough, Demidov shipped. Eastgate instantly called and after a tension-filled pause, Demidov turned up 4h 2h for two pair. Eastgate flipped Ad 5s for the wheel, however, taking the pot and clinching the tournament at 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

Eastgate becomes the youngest-ever WSOP Main Event champ, supplanting Phil Hellmuth for that honor. He claims the second-largest first prize awarded in WSOP history and earns his first World Series bracelet in the process.

For his runner-up finish, Ivan Demidov takes $5,809,545 to go with the £344,850 he earned for his third-place finish at the Main Event of this fall's World Series of Poker Europe.

We'll have tons more coverage of this landmark event, including full coverage on PokerListings TV, as well as an interview with the winner and full recap blog before the night is over. Stay tuned!

  • Level: 39
  • Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
  • Ante: 150,000
  • Average Stack: $136,880,000
  • Players Left: 1
  • Tables Left: 1

WSOP Heads-Up: Eastgate Leads

For the first few hours of this heads-up match the advantage seemed to lie with Denmark's Peter Eastgate, and although Demidov managed to claw his way part of the way back, Eastgate took the lead again with a massive pot just moments ago.

We're 30 minutes into Level 39, and with blinds of $500,000/$1,000,000 and an ante of $150,000, things are starting to get a bit more serious. 

New Counts

Here are the updated counts at the time of this post.

Peter Eastgate
$117 million
Ivan Demidov
 $19,750,000

Another Big One for Eastgate

Demidov is on the button and makes it $2 million to go. Eastgate calls in the big blind and the flop comes down 8c 8s 5c. Both players check and the turn is the 3d. Eastgate bets $2.5 million and gets a call. The river is the 9c and Eastgate fires $4.5 million. Demidov calls but quickly mucks when Eastgate tables 3h 3s for the full house.

Biggest Pot So Far

Peter Eastgate just took down a huge pot worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $45 million. It began with Demidov opening from the button to $2 million and Eastgate calling in the big blind.


So close.

The flop came down Kd Td 7c and both players checked. The turn was the Jd and Eastgate led out for $2.5 million. Demidov popped it to $8 million and after a bit of thought Eastgate made the call.

The river was the 3s and Eastgate checked. Demidov tanked for a few moments before counting out $12 million and depositing it in the middle. Eastgate snap-called and turned over 4d 7d for the turned flush. It was more than enough against Demidov's ace-high and Eastgate rakes a monster.

Ship It to Eastgate

Peter Eastgate is on button and limps in. After Demidov checks his option the flop comes down Qd 5s 2c. Both players check and the turn is the 6c. Demidov checks, Eastgate fires $1.25 million and Demidov calls. The river is the 7h and Demidov checks one last time. Eastgate bets $2.25 million, which is enough to force Demidov out of the hand.

 

  • Level: 39
  • Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
  • Ante: 150,000
  • Average Stack: $68,440,000
  • Players Left: 2
  • Tables Left: 1

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Event Chip Leaders11 days ago

Event 54, Main Event No-Limit Hold'em

Player Chip Stack
Peter Eastgate $136,880,000
Ivan Demidov Eliminated

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Blind Structure5 months ago

Event 54, Main Event No-Limit Hold'em

Level Ante Blinds               
Level 1 50/100
Level 2 100/200
Level 3 150/300
Level 4 25 150/300
Level 5 50 200/400
Level 6 50 250/500
Level 7 75 300/600
Level 8 100 400/800
Level 9 100 500/1,000
Level 10 200 600/1,200
Level 11 200 800/1,600
Level 12 300 1,000/2,000
Level 13 300 1,200/2,400
Level 14 400 1,500/3,000
Level 15 500 2,000/4,000
Level 16 500 2,500/5,000
Level 17 1,000 3,000/6,000
Level 18 1,000 4,000/8,000
Level 19 1,000 5,000/10,000
Level 20 2,000 6,000/12,000
Level 21 2,000 8,000/16,000
Level 22 3,000 10,000/20,000
Level 23 3,000 12,000/24,000
Level 24 4,000 15,000/30,000
Level 25 5,000 20,000/40,000
Level 26 5,000 25,000/50,000
Level 27 10,000 30,000/60,000
Level 28 10,000 40,000/80,000
Level 29 10,000 50,000/100,000
Level 30 15,000 60,000/120,000
Level 31 20,000 80,000/160,000
Level 32 30,000 100,000/200,000
Level 33 30,000 120,000/240,000
Level 34 40,000 150,000/300,000
Level 35 50,000 200,000/400,000
Level 36 50,000 250,000/500,000
Level 37 75,000 300,000/600,000
Level 38 100,000 400,000/800,000
Level 39 150,000 500,000/1,000,000
Level 40 200,000 600,000/1,200,000
Level 41 200,000 800,000/1,600,000
Level 42 300,000 1,000,000/2,000,000
Level 43 300,000 1,200,000/2,400,000
Level 44 400,000 1,500,000/3,000,000
Level 45 500,000 2,000,000/4,000,000
Level 46 500,000 2,500,000/5,000,000
Level 47 1,000,000 3,000,000/6,000,000