Peter Eastgate Poker Tournament Updates

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Peter Eastgate

Mar 05, '11

It took a cooler to finally end the match between Vanessa Selbst and Peter Eastgate.

Eastgate was all in with pocket jacks, but they were no match for Selbst and her pocket queens. The board brought bricks and Eastgate was eliminated. Selbst will now face Phil Galfond in the Sweet 16.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Chris Ferguson

Mar 04, '11

Peter Eastgate raised and Chris Ferguson moved all in for a little under 9,000. Eastgate made the easy call with pocket queens and then had to withstand a suckout from Ferguson’s KJ.

The board ran out A10439 and Ferguson was eliminated. Eastgate will now move onto the round of 32 to face the winner between Vanessa Selbst and Eli Elezra.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Peter Eastgate

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Peter Eastgate

Mar 05, '11

It took a cooler to finally end the match between Vanessa Selbst and Peter Eastgate.

Eastgate was all in with pocket jacks, but they were no match for Selbst and her pocket queens. The board brought bricks and Eastgate was eliminated. Selbst will now face Phil Galfond in the Sweet 16.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Chris Ferguson

Mar 04, '11

Peter Eastgate raised and Chris Ferguson moved all in for a little under 9,000. Eastgate made the easy call with pocket queens and then had to withstand a suckout from Ferguson’s KJ.

The board ran out A10439 and Ferguson was eliminated. Eastgate will now move onto the round of 32 to face the winner between Vanessa Selbst and Eli Elezra.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Peter Eastgate

Erik Seidel Defeats Peter Eastgate ($75,000)

Mar 07, '10

Peter Eastgate (pictured left) was all in holding Q7 against the K6 of Erik Seidel.

The flop came 1075 and Eastgate took the lead, but the K on the turn changed everything. Down to five outs, the river was the 5 and Eastgate was eliminated.

Seidel advances to the final four to take on the winner between Jason Mercier and Scotty Nguyen.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Jamie Gold ($25,000)

Mar 06, '10

On a board reading 9-7-5-3, Jamie Gold (pictured right) moved all in with Q-7 and Peter Eastgate called with Q-9.

Gold needed a seven to stay alive, but the river was a six, ending his tournament run. He’ll cash for $25,000 and Eastgate will move onto the Elite Eight to face the winner between Erik Seidel and Chris Moneymaker.

Player Tags: Jamie Gold,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Erick Lindgren

Mar 06, '10

Erick Lindgren (pictured left) was down to his last 10,000 when he found himself all in with A6 against the A10 of Peter Eastgate.

The board fell A93JK and Lindgren was eliminated. Eastgate moves into the money and will face off against Jamie Gold in the Sweet Sixteen.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Bertrand Grospellier

Mar 05, '10

Bertrand Grospellier (pictured right) found an ace and moved all in with A3, but Peter Eastgate held a dominating A10.

The board fell AQ9K8 and Grospellier was eliminated. Grospellier finished in a tie for third place last year, but he won’t be making a run this time around.

Eastgate will now face the winner of Dan Ramirez and Erick Lindgren.

Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier,   Peter Eastgate

Erik Seidel Defeats Peter Eastgate ($75,000)

Mar 07, '10

Peter Eastgate (pictured left) was all in holding Q7 against the K6 of Erik Seidel.

The flop came 1075 and Eastgate took the lead, but the K on the turn changed everything. Down to five outs, the river was the 5 and Eastgate was eliminated.

Seidel advances to the final four to take on the winner between Jason Mercier and Scotty Nguyen.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Jamie Gold ($25,000)

Mar 06, '10

On a board reading 9-7-5-3, Jamie Gold (pictured right) moved all in with Q-7 and Peter Eastgate called with Q-9.

Gold needed a seven to stay alive, but the river was a six, ending his tournament run. He’ll cash for $25,000 and Eastgate will move onto the Elite Eight to face the winner between Erik Seidel and Chris Moneymaker.

Player Tags: Jamie Gold,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Erick Lindgren

Mar 06, '10

Erick Lindgren (pictured left) was down to his last 10,000 when he found himself all in with A6 against the A10 of Peter Eastgate.

The board fell A93JK and Lindgren was eliminated. Eastgate moves into the money and will face off against Jamie Gold in the Sweet Sixteen.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Bertrand Grospellier

Mar 05, '10

Bertrand Grospellier (pictured right) found an ace and moved all in with A3, but Peter Eastgate held a dominating A10.

The board fell AQ9K8 and Grospellier was eliminated. Grospellier finished in a tie for third place last year, but he won’t be making a run this time around.

Eastgate will now face the winner of Dan Ramirez and Erick Lindgren.

Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier,   Peter Eastgate

Erik Seidel Defeats Peter Eastgate ($75,000)

Mar 07, '10

Peter Eastgate (pictured left) was all in holding Q7 against the K6 of Erik Seidel.

The flop came 1075 and Eastgate took the lead, but the K on the turn changed everything. Down to five outs, the river was the 5 and Eastgate was eliminated.

Seidel advances to the final four to take on the winner between Jason Mercier and Scotty Nguyen.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Jamie Gold ($25,000)

Mar 06, '10

On a board reading 9-7-5-3, Jamie Gold (pictured right) moved all in with Q-7 and Peter Eastgate called with Q-9.

Gold needed a seven to stay alive, but the river was a six, ending his tournament run. He’ll cash for $25,000 and Eastgate will move onto the Elite Eight to face the winner between Erik Seidel and Chris Moneymaker.

Player Tags: Jamie Gold,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Erick Lindgren

Mar 06, '10

Erick Lindgren (pictured left) was down to his last 10,000 when he found himself all in with A6 against the A10 of Peter Eastgate.

The board fell A93JK and Lindgren was eliminated. Eastgate moves into the money and will face off against Jamie Gold in the Sweet Sixteen.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Defeats Bertrand Grospellier

Mar 05, '10

Bertrand Grospellier (pictured right) found an ace and moved all in with A3, but Peter Eastgate held a dominating A10.

The board fell AQ9K8 and Grospellier was eliminated. Grospellier finished in a tie for third place last year, but he won’t be making a run this time around.

Eastgate will now face the winner of Dan Ramirez and Erick Lindgren.

Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier,   Peter Eastgate

Level 1 Update: Field Close to 700

Feb 26, '10

Blinds: 25-50

Players Remaining: 666 out of 682

Chip Counts:

1. Patty Soja — 40,000
2. Jonathan Little — 30,000
3. John Hoang — 25,000
4. Cornel Cimpan — 20,000 (pictured right)
5. John Phan — 20,000
6. Billy Baxter — 20,000
7. Gavin Griffin — 20,000
8. Erik Seidel — 20,000
9. Andy Bloch — 20,000
10. Eric Baldwin — 10,000

Average Chip Count: 20,480

Notable Eliminations:

NONE

Big Hands:

Patty Soja Doubles Up

Patty Soja moved all in on a board of 6-6-3-5-9 and her opponent went into the tank. He eventually made the call and flipped over pocket fives. Soja showed down pocket nines and eliminated her opponent. She now holds 40,000 for the early chip lead.

Jonathan Little Scores and Early Pot

There was 12,000 in the pot and a board of J86 on the table Jonathan Little bet 10,000 and his opponent went into the tank. He open mucked pocket queens and Little wins the hand to grow his stack to 30,000. The rest of the table tried to guess his hole cards but Little remained motionless as he stacked the pot.

New School vs. Old School

John Hoang bet 1,000 from the big blind on a board of 985A and Peter Eastgate made the call in middle position. The 6 fell on the river and Hoang bet 3,000. Eastgate went into the tank and eventually mucked. Hoang grew his stack to 25,000 after the hand.

Stacked Table

The best table to develop during the first level includes the following players: Joe Tehan, Justin Bonomo, John Monnette, Matt Marafioti, Adam Geyer, Robert Mizrachi, and Tom McCormick.

Left In The Deck:

Registration will remain open until 5:30 p.m. but the size of the field is already impressive for the 2010 L.A. Poker Classic. There are currently 682 players registered and the field should clear 700 quite easily before registration closes.

Player Tags: John Hoang,   Jonathan Little,   Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate Eliminated

Jan 12, '10

Dmitry Stelmak raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Brett Richey called on the button. Peter Eastgate then raised to 10,800 from the big blind and Stelmak reraised to 22,200.

That was enough for Richey, who folded, but Eastgate then moved in for his last 30,000, getting a quick call from Stelmak, who held pocket aces. Eastgate could only show pocket queens and the board failed to help. Stelmak now has the lead with 265,000.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate,   Dmitry Stelmak

Aaron Gustavson Wins 2009 EPT London Main Event (£850,000)

Oct 07, '09

Peter Eastgate raised to 350,000 on the button and Aaron Gustavson reraised to 900,000. Eastgate responded by moving all in for his last 4.5 million and Gustavson instantly called him with AQ.

Eastgate was dominated with A9 and failed to connect on a board reading 653KJ. Eastgate was eliminated in second place and earned £530,000, but the lion’s share went to Gustavson, who picked up £850,000 for the win.

Player Tags: Aaron Gustavson,   Peter Eastgate

First Hand Fury

Oct 07, '09

First hand of the heads up battle and a huge pot breaks out.

With four million already in the pot on a board of Q 5 2 K 5, Peter Eastgate in the small blind bets 1,135,000 and Aaron Gustavson raises it to 3,300,000 from the big blind.

Eastgate counts out the chips, looks at Gustavson, and tanks. The pot is now 7,325,000. After a few torturous moments, Eastgate lets it go and says, “Oh boy.” He exhales as Gustavson chips up to more than 16 million and Eastgate moves down to 5 million.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

Dominic Cullen Eliminated in Fifth Place (£173,000)

Oct 07, '09

Aaron Gustavson bet 240,000 and Dominic Cullen moved all in for 1,420,000. Gustavson called and the two flipped their cards over. Gustavson had 8 8 and Cullen showed A 10.

This time, the board fell 8 5 4 Q K the pocket eights made a set to send the last U.K. player to the rail in fifth place. (Eastgate, however, does live in London at the moment)

Cullen earns a payday of £173,000.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate,   Dominic Cullen

Rui Milhomens Eliminated in Sixth Place (£124,000)

Oct 07, '09

Rui Milhomens raised to 230,000 and Peter Eastgate put him all in.

Milhomens tanked for a bit before making the call for his last 2,175,000 with pocket eights. Eastgate shrugged and turned over A10 for a race.

The board ran out KQ6410 and Eastgate paired his ten on the river to send Milhomens to the rail. Eastgate chipped up to 7.46 million.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate,   Rui Milhomens

Battle of Wills

Oct 07, '09

Peter Eastgate raises to 190,000 from early position and Aaron Gustavson in the big blind asks him how much he has. The answer is 3.7 million. Gustavson thinks for a moment and then calls.

The flop is A 7 3. Both players check and the turn is the 6. Gustavson checks and Eastgate bets 200,000. Gustavson grabs a stack of orange chips and makes the call. The river is the 8.

Gustavson checks, Eastgate thinks for a little bit, and then pushes 400,000 over the line. Gustavson takes out the amount and shuffles it for a moment. He then takes another stack out and raises to 1 million. After a minute Eastgate calls. “Have you an ace?” says Gustavson. “No,” said Eastgate as both players worryingly looked at each other.

The world champion then shows pocket eights for the set on the river and Gustavson mucks.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

WSOP Champ Doubles Up

Oct 06, '09

Peter Eastgate reraised Dominic Cullen all in and Cullen called.

Eastgate: A J

Cullen: A 10

The flop came a pretty uneventful 8 6 2 but the turn fell the 10 and all Eastgate could hit to survive was a jack.

Floating in on the river was … the J and Eastgate doubles to 2,260,000. Cullen is down to less than 400,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

Annette Obrestad Eliminated in 17th Place (£17,000)

Oct 06, '09

Dominic Cullen came in for a raise and Peter Eastgate moved all in. Behind him, Annette Obrestad isolated all in and Cullen folded.

Eastgate had pocket jacks and they held against Obrestad’s A-10. Eastgate doubled to over 1 million and Obrestad was left crippled. She got the rest of her stack in a few hands later with K-Q, dominated by Ivo Donev’s A-K.

The board bricked once again and Obrestad was eliminated in 17th place. All of the remaining players are guaranteed a pay jump as they consolidate to the final two tables.

Player Tags: Ivo Donev,   Annette Obrestad,   Peter Eastgate

Tamas Lendvai Eliminated

Oct 05, '09

Tamas Lendvai moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 and Peter Eastgate isolated all in from the small blind.

Lendvai’s Q-J was dominated by Eastgate’s K-Q and it failed to connect, busting him in 25th place, with just 1:51 remaining on day.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate,   Tamas Lendvai

Peter Eastgate Doubles Up

Oct 05, '09

Peter Eastgate has had a rough day and has fought hard to stay alive on the short stack. Now, he has much more breathing room thanks to an ill-time shove by his opponent.

Eastgate raised to 55,000 and the big blind set him in for about 285,000 in chips. Eastgate made the call with A-K and that easily held against A-J to give him a stack of over 600,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

Level 3 Update -- Shaun Deeb Going Backwards

Oct 02, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 282 out of 305 (Unofficial)

Average Chip Count:

32,000

Notable Eliminations:

Asa Smith

Hand of the Level:

World Champion Moving On Up

Thanks to a nice river value bet of 7,700 on a board reading QQ10J2, Peter Eastgate got a boost from his JJ, raking in a nice pot.

The Team PokerStars Pro is now up to a very healthy 70,000 in chips.

Left In The Deck:

Sleeping On The Job

The 8-Game tournament is getting closer and closer to the final table. Notables that remain include Huck Seed, David Williams, Greg Raymer and Joe Hachem.

One person not in attendance and hasn’t been all day is Jean-Robert Bellande. According to his Twitter account, Bellande accidentally slept through his day 2 restart time and blinded out.

“I just pulled a Vinny Vihn and slept through day 2 of my tourney. @dwpoker was calling my american tel to wake me. Using London tel :(”

“I was short stacked w 4.5k so I just ran out of chips.Feel like I cheated Huck, Jeff L, and Chad Brown on our % swaps. So sorry guys. 0 chps”

Things Are So Much Easier Online

Shaun Deeb is not having a great start to this tournament. When he first arrived, Deeb had apparently misplaced his tournament receipt and was therefore unable to prove he was playing today.

After that ordeal was sorted out, Deeb sat down at the table and immediately began to get pummeled. His stack has taken quite the beating and he is now down to his last 8,500 in chips.

Luckily for Deeb, he has picked up the pace online in the past few days to vault himself up to the no. 2 position in Card Player’s Online Player of the Year race.

Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande,   Shaun Deeb,   Peter Eastgate

Aaron Gustavson Wins 2009 EPT London Main Event (£850,000)

Oct 07, '09

Peter Eastgate raised to 350,000 on the button and Aaron Gustavson reraised to 900,000. Eastgate responded by moving all in for his last 4.5 million and Gustavson instantly called him with AQ.

Eastgate was dominated with A9 and failed to connect on a board reading 653KJ. Eastgate was eliminated in second place and earned £530,000, but the lion’s share went to Gustavson, who picked up £850,000 for the win.

Player Tags: Aaron Gustavson,   Peter Eastgate

First Hand Fury

Oct 07, '09

First hand of the heads up battle and a huge pot breaks out.

With four million already in the pot on a board of Q 5 2 K 5, Peter Eastgate in the small blind bets 1,135,000 and Aaron Gustavson raises it to 3,300,000 from the big blind.

Eastgate counts out the chips, looks at Gustavson, and tanks. The pot is now 7,325,000. After a few torturous moments, Eastgate lets it go and says, “Oh boy.” He exhales as Gustavson chips up to more than 16 million and Eastgate moves down to 5 million.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

Dominic Cullen Eliminated in Fifth Place (£173,000)

Oct 07, '09

Aaron Gustavson bet 240,000 and Dominic Cullen moved all in for 1,420,000. Gustavson called and the two flipped their cards over. Gustavson had 8 8 and Cullen showed A 10.

This time, the board fell 8 5 4 Q K the pocket eights made a set to send the last U.K. player to the rail in fifth place. (Eastgate, however, does live in London at the moment)

Cullen earns a payday of £173,000.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate,   Dominic Cullen

Rui Milhomens Eliminated in Sixth Place (£124,000)

Oct 07, '09

Rui Milhomens raised to 230,000 and Peter Eastgate put him all in.

Milhomens tanked for a bit before making the call for his last 2,175,000 with pocket eights. Eastgate shrugged and turned over A10 for a race.

The board ran out KQ6410 and Eastgate paired his ten on the river to send Milhomens to the rail. Eastgate chipped up to 7.46 million.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate,   Rui Milhomens

Battle of Wills

Oct 07, '09

Peter Eastgate raises to 190,000 from early position and Aaron Gustavson in the big blind asks him how much he has. The answer is 3.7 million. Gustavson thinks for a moment and then calls.

The flop is A 7 3. Both players check and the turn is the 6. Gustavson checks and Eastgate bets 200,000. Gustavson grabs a stack of orange chips and makes the call. The river is the 8.

Gustavson checks, Eastgate thinks for a little bit, and then pushes 400,000 over the line. Gustavson takes out the amount and shuffles it for a moment. He then takes another stack out and raises to 1 million. After a minute Eastgate calls. “Have you an ace?” says Gustavson. “No,” said Eastgate as both players worryingly looked at each other.

The world champion then shows pocket eights for the set on the river and Gustavson mucks.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

WSOP Champ Doubles Up

Oct 06, '09

Peter Eastgate reraised Dominic Cullen all in and Cullen called.

Eastgate: A J

Cullen: A 10

The flop came a pretty uneventful 8 6 2 but the turn fell the 10 and all Eastgate could hit to survive was a jack.

Floating in on the river was … the J and Eastgate doubles to 2,260,000. Cullen is down to less than 400,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

Annette Obrestad Eliminated in 17th Place (£17,000)

Oct 06, '09

Dominic Cullen came in for a raise and Peter Eastgate moved all in. Behind him, Annette Obrestad isolated all in and Cullen folded.

Eastgate had pocket jacks and they held against Obrestad’s A-10. Eastgate doubled to over 1 million and Obrestad was left crippled. She got the rest of her stack in a few hands later with K-Q, dominated by Ivo Donev’s A-K.

The board bricked once again and Obrestad was eliminated in 17th place. All of the remaining players are guaranteed a pay jump as they consolidate to the final two tables.

Player Tags: Ivo Donev,   Annette Obrestad,   Peter Eastgate

Tamas Lendvai Eliminated

Oct 05, '09

Tamas Lendvai moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 and Peter Eastgate isolated all in from the small blind.

Lendvai’s Q-J was dominated by Eastgate’s K-Q and it failed to connect, busting him in 25th place, with just 1:51 remaining on day.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate,   Tamas Lendvai

Peter Eastgate Doubles Up

Oct 05, '09

Peter Eastgate has had a rough day and has fought hard to stay alive on the short stack. Now, he has much more breathing room thanks to an ill-time shove by his opponent.

Eastgate raised to 55,000 and the big blind set him in for about 285,000 in chips. Eastgate made the call with A-K and that easily held against A-J to give him a stack of over 600,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

Level 3 Update -- Shaun Deeb Going Backwards

Oct 02, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 282 out of 305 (Unofficial)

Average Chip Count:

32,000

Notable Eliminations:

Asa Smith

Hand of the Level:

World Champion Moving On Up

Thanks to a nice river value bet of 7,700 on a board reading QQ10J2, Peter Eastgate got a boost from his JJ, raking in a nice pot.

The Team PokerStars Pro is now up to a very healthy 70,000 in chips.

Left In The Deck:

Sleeping On The Job

The 8-Game tournament is getting closer and closer to the final table. Notables that remain include Huck Seed, David Williams, Greg Raymer and Joe Hachem.

One person not in attendance and hasn’t been all day is Jean-Robert Bellande. According to his Twitter account, Bellande accidentally slept through his day 2 restart time and blinded out.

“I just pulled a Vinny Vihn and slept through day 2 of my tourney. @dwpoker was calling my american tel to wake me. Using London tel :(”

“I was short stacked w 4.5k so I just ran out of chips.Feel like I cheated Huck, Jeff L, and Chad Brown on our % swaps. So sorry guys. 0 chps”

Things Are So Much Easier Online

Shaun Deeb is not having a great start to this tournament. When he first arrived, Deeb had apparently misplaced his tournament receipt and was therefore unable to prove he was playing today.

After that ordeal was sorted out, Deeb sat down at the table and immediately began to get pummeled. His stack has taken quite the beating and he is now down to his last 8,500 in chips.

Luckily for Deeb, he has picked up the pace online in the past few days to vault himself up to the no. 2 position in Card Player’s Online Player of the Year race.

Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande,   Shaun Deeb,   Peter Eastgate

Aaron Gustavson Wins 2009 EPT London Main Event (£850,000)

Oct 07, '09

Peter Eastgate raised to 350,000 on the button and Aaron Gustavson reraised to 900,000. Eastgate responded by moving all in for his last 4.5 million and Gustavson instantly called him with AQ.

Eastgate was dominated with A9 and failed to connect on a board reading 653KJ. Eastgate was eliminated in second place and earned £530,000, but the lion’s share went to Gustavson, who picked up £850,000 for the win.

Player Tags: Aaron Gustavson,   Peter Eastgate

First Hand Fury

Oct 07, '09

First hand of the heads up battle and a huge pot breaks out.

With four million already in the pot on a board of Q 5 2 K 5, Peter Eastgate in the small blind bets 1,135,000 and Aaron Gustavson raises it to 3,300,000 from the big blind.

Eastgate counts out the chips, looks at Gustavson, and tanks. The pot is now 7,325,000. After a few torturous moments, Eastgate lets it go and says, “Oh boy.” He exhales as Gustavson chips up to more than 16 million and Eastgate moves down to 5 million.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

Dominic Cullen Eliminated in Fifth Place (£173,000)

Oct 07, '09

Aaron Gustavson bet 240,000 and Dominic Cullen moved all in for 1,420,000. Gustavson called and the two flipped their cards over. Gustavson had 8 8 and Cullen showed A 10.

This time, the board fell 8 5 4 Q K the pocket eights made a set to send the last U.K. player to the rail in fifth place. (Eastgate, however, does live in London at the moment)

Cullen earns a payday of £173,000.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate,   Dominic Cullen

Rui Milhomens Eliminated in Sixth Place (£124,000)

Oct 07, '09

Rui Milhomens raised to 230,000 and Peter Eastgate put him all in.

Milhomens tanked for a bit before making the call for his last 2,175,000 with pocket eights. Eastgate shrugged and turned over A10 for a race.

The board ran out KQ6410 and Eastgate paired his ten on the river to send Milhomens to the rail. Eastgate chipped up to 7.46 million.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate,   Rui Milhomens

Battle of Wills

Oct 07, '09

Peter Eastgate raises to 190,000 from early position and Aaron Gustavson in the big blind asks him how much he has. The answer is 3.7 million. Gustavson thinks for a moment and then calls.

The flop is A 7 3. Both players check and the turn is the 6. Gustavson checks and Eastgate bets 200,000. Gustavson grabs a stack of orange chips and makes the call. The river is the 8.

Gustavson checks, Eastgate thinks for a little bit, and then pushes 400,000 over the line. Gustavson takes out the amount and shuffles it for a moment. He then takes another stack out and raises to 1 million. After a minute Eastgate calls. “Have you an ace?” says Gustavson. “No,” said Eastgate as both players worryingly looked at each other.

The world champion then shows pocket eights for the set on the river and Gustavson mucks.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

WSOP Champ Doubles Up

Oct 06, '09

Peter Eastgate reraised Dominic Cullen all in and Cullen called.

Eastgate: A J

Cullen: A 10

The flop came a pretty uneventful 8 6 2 but the turn fell the 10 and all Eastgate could hit to survive was a jack.

Floating in on the river was … the J and Eastgate doubles to 2,260,000. Cullen is down to less than 400,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

Annette Obrestad Eliminated in 17th Place (£17,000)

Oct 06, '09

Dominic Cullen came in for a raise and Peter Eastgate moved all in. Behind him, Annette Obrestad isolated all in and Cullen folded.

Eastgate had pocket jacks and they held against Obrestad’s A-10. Eastgate doubled to over 1 million and Obrestad was left crippled. She got the rest of her stack in a few hands later with K-Q, dominated by Ivo Donev’s A-K.

The board bricked once again and Obrestad was eliminated in 17th place. All of the remaining players are guaranteed a pay jump as they consolidate to the final two tables.

Player Tags: Ivo Donev,   Annette Obrestad,   Peter Eastgate

Tamas Lendvai Eliminated

Oct 05, '09

Tamas Lendvai moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 and Peter Eastgate isolated all in from the small blind.

Lendvai’s Q-J was dominated by Eastgate’s K-Q and it failed to connect, busting him in 25th place, with just 1:51 remaining on day.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate,   Tamas Lendvai

Peter Eastgate Doubles Up

Oct 05, '09

Peter Eastgate has had a rough day and has fought hard to stay alive on the short stack. Now, he has much more breathing room thanks to an ill-time shove by his opponent.

Eastgate raised to 55,000 and the big blind set him in for about 285,000 in chips. Eastgate made the call with A-K and that easily held against A-J to give him a stack of over 600,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Peter Eastgate

Level 3 Update -- Shaun Deeb Going Backwards

Oct 02, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 282 out of 305 (Unofficial)

Average Chip Count:

32,000

Notable Eliminations:

Asa Smith

Hand of the Level:

World Champion Moving On Up

Thanks to a nice river value bet of 7,700 on a board reading QQ10J2, Peter Eastgate got a boost from his JJ, raking in a nice pot.

The Team PokerStars Pro is now up to a very healthy 70,000 in chips.

Left In The Deck:

Sleeping On The Job

The 8-Game tournament is getting closer and closer to the final table. Notables that remain include Huck Seed, David Williams, Greg Raymer and Joe Hachem.

One person not in attendance and hasn’t been all day is Jean-Robert Bellande. According to his Twitter account, Bellande accidentally slept through his day 2 restart time and blinded out.

“I just pulled a Vinny Vihn and slept through day 2 of my tourney. @dwpoker was calling my american tel to wake me. Using London tel :(”

“I was short stacked w 4.5k so I just ran out of chips.Feel like I cheated Huck, Jeff L, and Chad Brown on our % swaps. So sorry guys. 0 chps”

Things Are So Much Easier Online

Shaun Deeb is not having a great start to this tournament. When he first arrived, Deeb had apparently misplaced his tournament receipt and was therefore unable to prove he was playing today.

After that ordeal was sorted out, Deeb sat down at the table and immediately began to get pummeled. His stack has taken quite the beating and he is now down to his last 8,500 in chips.

Luckily for Deeb, he has picked up the pace online in the past few days to vault himself up to the no. 2 position in Card Player’s Online Player of the Year race.

Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande,   Shaun Deeb,   Peter Eastgate