Poker game
Poker is one of the most complicated casino games. It is a pure game of skill that requires lots of practicing and training in order to be successful and win big. Poker originated in 15th century and from that time became one of the most often played casino games worldwide. The game is highly popular and there are many books on poker rules, basic strategies and helpful systems.
Many famous poker players around the world succeed in playing poker and actually made a full-time poker career. Let's have a look at the one of the famous poker stars Peter Eastgate, who takes the 4th place in the list of the top money winners in poker tournaments.
Background
Peter Eastgate was born in Denmark in December 13, 1985. He is very intelligent young man who was keen on numbers since school. Knowing mathematics is considered to be the key to success in poker. But Peter didn't even think of becoming the famous poker player, he was just gifted and learned quickly.
After finishing school, Peter entered Aarhus University to study economics. Soon after that he got involved in numbers in the poker game and decided to make the game his full-time career. That decision had its consequences as he got expelled from university. That could have been his failure but Peter's poker obsession was more than a hobby and made him a very young millionaire.
Poker Career
Peter Eastgate started playing poker professionally in 2007 and only a year later, in November 2008 he finished at the 1st place and got $9,119,517! That was incredible! Peter became famous and caught public's attention. 23-year old poker gambler was the youngest winner at that time! Peter made his way to the top by working hard and taking part in various poker tournaments. Thanks to his determination, Peter gained his second big victory in 2009 by winning $1,375,057! That was astonishing success. The total Peter's earnings amounted to $11,308,359.