Peter Eastgate

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Eastgate
Occupation	Cinematographer
Date Of Birth	Dec 13, 1985(1985-12-13)
Age	39
Birthplace	Odense
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Region of Southern Denmark
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Peter Eastgate Biography

Peter Eastgate is one of the most popular and richest Cinematographer who was born on December 13, 1985 in Odense, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark.

By winning the Main Event at age 22, he became the then youngest WSOP Main Event champion, surpassing Phil Hellmuth, who was 24 when he won in 1989. He was surpassed as the youngest winner of the WSOP by Joseph Cada the following year at age 21

Prior to the WSOP, Eastgate’s live tournament results included a money finish in the 2008 European Poker Tour event in Copenhagen and a final table finish at the 2007 Irish Poker Open. Eastgate’s previous biggest win was $46,714 at the 2007 Paddy Power Irish Open. After his WSOP Main Event victory, Eastgate took to the tournament trail and quickly found success. He cashed in the European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event and then won the $5,000 side event for $343,000 Eastgate came second in the 2009 London EPT, winning £530,000.

Peter Eastgate Net Worth

Peter Eastgate is one of the richest Cinematographer from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Eastgate 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Peter Eastgate (born 13 December 1985) is a poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker. At the time, he became the youngest player ever to win the event. He was subsequently surpassed by Joe Cada in 2009.

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In February 2011, Eastgate announced that he would be ending his eight-month break to return to poker.

Facts & Trivia

Zack Ranked on the list of most popular Cinematographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Peter Eastgate celebrates birthday on December 13 of every year.

PokerStars said of Eastgate’s decision: “We know that poker will miss this world-class player and world-class role model, but PokerStars has only the deepest respect for Peter’s decision. Poker is about determination and excitement, and if Peter lacks this in his game, the right decision is to take a break. Peter has played amongst world champions and he has carried his title in the most admirable fashion.” In November 2010, Eastgate put his main event bracelet up for auction on eBay with a starting bid of $16,000. It eventually sold for $147,500 and this money was donated to UNICEF.

Top Facts about Peter Eastgate

1. Peter Eastgate won the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.
2. He was the youngest player to win at age 22.
3. His total live tournament winnings exceed $11 million.
4. Eastgate retired from professional poker in 2010.
5. He returned briefly in 2012 but has not played since.
6. Eastgate donated a portion of his WSOP winnings to charity.
7. He is one of only two Danish players to win a WSOP bracelet.
8. Eastgate studied economics before pursuing poker full-time.
9. He defeated Ivan Demidov heads-up for the Main Event title.
10. Eastgate’s nickname is “IceGate” due to his calm demeanor at the table.