2008 WSOP Champ Peter Eastgate Reaches EPT London Final Table

2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate is at the final table of the EPT London event. (Bodog Beat Image)"]

Riding on the coat tails of the WSOP Europe, the European Poker Tour event in London has taken on a life of its own, drawing in some of the biggest names in poker from around the world. Arguably one of the biggest names, being the defending WSOP Main Event champion and all, is Peter Eastgate, and he has successfully navigated yet another large tournament field to reach the final table of the EPT London.

While not drawing in the thousands that Eastgate beat out in the 2008 WSOP, the EPT London does boast a very healthy field of 730. At time of publish, that number had been whittled down to just three remaining players, with Eastgate (7,630,000) second in chips behind Aaron Gustavson (9,145,000) and out in front of Nikolai Senninger (5,135,000).

On the line for Eastgate is the £850,000 ($1.35 million) first-place prize and an increasing amount of validation for 2008 WSOP victory. Eastgate won a $5,000 buy-in event at the PCA in January of this year and has cashed in two other EPT events in the meantime.

Obviously, play will continue until there is a winner, so stay tuned for more EPT London updates. If you want to travel to Europe and play in a major international poker tournament, then qualify online for the EPT with the Bodog Flight Club promotion.