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Oneindia Poker’s Youngest World Champion Wins £5.8m Oneindia, India - 46 minutes ago After the Olympic fever taking the world by storm, here is some news from the lesser known game of Poker . A 22-year-old man from Denmark has become the ..

Washington Post Sexy maths: Get the upper hand at poker Times Online, UK - 11 hours ago Yesterday, Peter Eastgate left Las Vegas with nearly $10 million after winning the 2008 World Series of Poker . There were more than 6000 entrants to poker’s ..

Canoe.ca Poker champion should be able to handle his life of leisure San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 3 hours ago By John Ryan Peter Eastgate, the new World Series of Poker Main Event champion, will never have to work another day in his life. ..

After nearly four months of waiting, the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event concluded last night in a battle of rising poker superstars. 27-year-old Ivan Demidov had already locked up the title of biggest Russian…