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Poker News November 11th, 2008brbrNovember 11, 2008brbrbWorld Series of Poker has youngest champ ever/bbrbrA 22-year-old Danish poker professional won the World Series of Poker early Tuesday, turning a wheel straight on the last hand to become the youngest champion in the history of the no-limit Texas Hold lsquo;em main event.brbrPeter Eastgate hit an ace-to-five straight on the turn and instantly called an all-in bet from Ivan Demidov on the river to win the title and $9,152,416. Demidov held two pair, twos and fours.brbrThe previous youngest champion was 11-time gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, who was 24 when he won the tournament in 1989.brbrldquo;It feels good to beat Philrsquo;s record,rdquo; Eastgate said after taking pictures with stacks of $100 bills and his new gold bracelet. ldquo;I was not focused on the record that I could break, I was just focused on the game.rdquo;brbrEastgate said he got a call from Hellmuth wishing him luck before the more than three-hour session.brbra href=http://poker-links.nu/2008/11/poker-news-november-11th-2008/ target=’_blank’poker tips/abrRead More?brbrbPerth player misses making poker final/bbrbrThe final of the World Series of Poker, with its $9.15-million U.S. first prize, will be televised tonight with Scott Montgomery no more than a spectator.brbrThe 27-year-old professional player from Perth reached what organizers labeled the ldquo;November Ninerdquo; in Las Vegas, but he bowed out Sunday night and missed last nightrsquo;s final, which was taped for broadcast tonight (TSN, 10 p.m.).brbrldquo;I certainly wanted to finish better than fifth,rdquo; Montgomery told reporters later.brbrThis year has been referred to as his ldquo;breakout yearrdquo; as a poker player, with more than $1.3 million in tournament earnings heading into the World Series, and he more than doubled that with his $3.1-million prize for placing fifth.brbrMontgomery started playing poker about four years ago, while teaching English in Japan, using his down time to play and study the game.brbrHis great 2008 run began in February at the World Poker Tourrsquo;s Los Angeles Poker Classic $990,000 No-Limit Hold lsquo;em championship. He made it to the final table, which included eventual winner Phil Ivey, and won $296,000 for finishing fifth.brbra href=http://blog.poker-lessons.net/poker-news-november-11th-2008/ target=’_blank’poker hands/abrbr/bYou gotta know when to Texas holdrsquo;em at UMSL/bbrbrAre you good at card games?brbrIf you are (or even if you are not), the University of Missouri-St. Louis holds annual poker games and this year was the ldquo;Texas Hold lsquo;em Tournament!rdquo;brbrThe tournament is usually played with a 52-card deck, and needs at least two players with no more than 11 players.brbrThe Texas Hold lsquo;em Tournament was held on South Campus in the Provincial Hall from 7 -11 p.m. on Thursday night and officially started at 7:15 p.m.brbrThe event drew in 46 players.brbrCharlotte Caeys, graduate student, business administration, came here from France and said she learned to play poker here, and has loved it from the first time she played. ldquo;I found out [how to play poker] on the Internet,rdquo; Caeys said.brbra href=http://poker-links.nu/2008/11/poker-news-november-11th-2008/ target=’_blank’learn poker/abrRead More?