Peter Eastgate won the WSOP Kingdom early this morning making him the youngest winner in history. Ivan Demidov finished second taking home several million dollars.
Both Eastgate and Demidov did a nice job of not-looking-like-an-ass-at-the-final-table, as both seemed humble. This year’s November Nine were the first to expeience the WSOP final table delay. A table delay lets players watch themselves on TV, absorb tells, forgive arguments, sleep and avoid strangers asking for money at The Rio. They can also practice playing poker in front of a mirror before the final table.
Every year, media receives the best poker statistics and trivia from Nolan Dalla. Here’s his latest:
- The $10,000 buy-in championship is officially listed as Event #54. Due to the 117-day delay, the event ended after the conclusion of Events 55-59.
- For the first time in poker history, a tournament blind reached the 1,000,000 mark. Level 39 was reached, meaning the big blind was 1,000,000 (the small blind was 500,000, along with a 150,000 ante). Interestingly, the 1,000,000 blind level with the mandatory 150,000 ante meant that each hand cost the equivalent in starting chips from 57.5 entrants into the Main Event.
- The final table lasted 278 hands. More than a third of the hands were played heads up.
- Demidov became the first player to ever make it to the final table of the WSOP Main Event and the WSOP-Europe Main Event. Incredibly, Demidov accomplished this feat within the same year.
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