PETER EASTGATE QUITS POKER AND GUS HANSEN TAKES A BREAK AND SKIPS THE WSOP MAIN EVENT

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peter eastgate stated that he never intnded to have a long poker career as a pro poker player,he jus wanted to be financially stable to decide what it is he wants to do with his life . MY QUESTIONS ARE- 1 do u think he had what it take to have a long poker lifespan and be a winning player ?2 would u quit if u won the main event or would u invest wisely to have another form of income and still remain a pro ? 3 gus hansen has went broke so many times is it possible that its happen again and he cant mortgage his house anymore ??? what do u think
 
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1) Yes, I think Eastgate had what it takes to have a long poker career and be a winning player, because he played alot before he even won the Main Event. Then he followed it up a year later with a deep run finishing 78th. Only Dennis Phillips, Greg Raymer, and Dan Harrington have had similar type runs since the boom in '03.

2) I enjoy poker too much to quit. I'd invest wisely and use the interest generated to sustain a pro bankroll.

3) Gus will be fine. We know he's at least a huge tennis fan, perhaps he decided to be in South Africa for the World Cup.
 
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smd173 said:
1) Yes, I think Eastgate had what it takes to have a long poker career and be a winning player, because he played alot before he even won the Main Event. Then he followed it up a year later with a deep run finishing 78th. Only Dennis Phillips, Greg Raymer, and Dan Harrington have had similar type runs since the boom in '03.

Please lets not forget Mike "TheMouth" Matusow has also had some very deep runs in the Main Event. I think he finished 9th in 2005, 54th in 2008, 87th in 2004. All these since the 2003 poker boom. He also finished 6th in 2001.:)
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smd173 said:
1) Yes, I think Eastgate had what it takes to have a long poker career and be a winning player, because he played alot before he even won the Main Event. Then he followed it up a year later with a deep run finishing 78th. Only Dennis Phillips, Greg Raymer, and Dan Harrington have had similar type runs since the boom in '03.

2) I enjoy poker too much to quit. I'd invest wisely and use the interest generated to sustain a pro bankroll.

3) Gus will be fine. We know he's at least a huge tennis fan, perhaps he decided to be in South Africa for the World Cup.
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Like him said... cash big and do other things... keep a fat BR and enjoy... BRM, and forget the grind. I would. As for Gus, coulda been a sidegame or a girl or something... lots of action in SA right now also... :cool:
 
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Dang, Peter Eastgate was a good player IMO.

Those are 2 surprising things, thanks for the post.
 
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Like his decision. Very honest and true to himself.
 
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Smart IMO.

It'd be a soul destroying career if it's not something you love. Wicked Chops were saying it makes him about the second player ever to achieve some kind of profile and then quit the game while they're still ahead (Paul Phillips being the other).
 
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I second the "Smart Imo" Good for him. Got to know when to hold 'em, and know when to fold 'em.
 
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Good for him,,,doesn't mean he won't play anymore, and make money doing it. Its just not gonna be his main resource of income. He has lots of money and theres lots of ways to double it up, rather than trying to double it up on a pair of pocket aces !:congrats:
 
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people don't understand how frustrating it is to play tournaments for 2 years and only have one cash that exceeds $5 million. it must have really taken a toll on peter mentally

jk. good for him that he's going to do what makes him happy. it seems obvious but many people don't
 
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Gus should stick to cash games and not waste his 10k, he never does a thing in the wsop

(yes i know he has won the WPT)
 
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I saw Gus in Bobby's Room July 3 (2 days prior to the ME), granted he was just chilling out, but I doubt he's broke. Also Day 1D of the ME is today, so he probably is playing today.

And if I won ME, half of the net will be invested, a retirement plan and some property in more than one location. Then I'll pay off whatever debt I have, then set about half of what's left over for poker. Then the rest will just be for living.
 
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Would you blame Peter Eastgate for wanting to quit?
 

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Sean Pilgrim said:
Would you blame Peter Eastgate for wanting to quit?
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wow thats a big loss i guess you cant blame him at all, i would of quit a long time befor that if i was losing that bad yikes :)
 
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That is a big loss, I didn't think it was so big.
 
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If I were Eastgate, I would continue to play the big live events as long as pokerstars is backing him. No need to stop if they are paying you to play. However, if his contract with Stars is up, then he should probably pack it in for a while and stop sustaining the type of losses shown in the chart above.
 
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Now I'm not trying to say he sucks. There's a huge difference between a great online player and great live player. I think Eastgate's strengths lie within the live cash and live tournaments opposed to a faceless screen name.
 
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Really?

I don't know how anyone could quit poker even Eastgate. Every time I win, It gives me a passionate feeling to be even better and make more money. It even makes me more persistent to someday achieve greatness and be a renown player.
 
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Sean Pilgrim said:
Now I'm not trying to say he sucks. There's a huge difference between a great online player and great live player. I think Eastgate's strengths lie within the live cash and live tournaments opposed to a faceless screen name.
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he made his money, before his big win, in mid/high stake online cash games
 
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Gr3atness said:
Gus should stick to cash games and not waste his 10k, he never does a thing in the WSOP

(yes i know he has won the WPT)
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...except for the deep run he had in the Main Event in 2008. And the deep run he had in 2007. He also bubbled the final table of the $50K HORSE last year. Which isn't too shabby for someone that you rightly identify as mostly a cash game player.

Plus he's a member of Team Full Tilt so there's pretty much zero chance he's paying the $10K entry out of his own pocket anyway. Actually, that's the most surprising thing to me: not that he can't be bothered playing a donkament that runs for weeks, but that Full Tilt are OK with one of their flagship players skipping the biggest televised event of the year.
 
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PlayerPlayerAA said:
Good for him,,,doesn't mean he won't play anymore, and make money doing it. Its just not gonna be his main resource of income. He has lots of money and theres lots of ways to double it up, rather than trying to double it up on a pair of pocket aces !:congrats:
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I agree. Upon signing a contract with a Major Sponsor, your forced to play events around the world. Jumping from city to city can be somewhat tiresome. I don't think he'll ever quit playing poker entirely, as a professional touring player yes, recreational/leisure no. The game will never leave you, in one way or another, Poker shall always be on your mind.
 
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robert_wrath said:
The game will never leave you, in one way or another, Poker shall always be on your mind.
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Kind of like cerebral spinal fluid... Except in the unfortunate case of head trauma or hemorragic stroke. If my lame joke has offended anybody, I'm sorry.

Weregoat.

P.S. - I'm not really sorry, I was just saying that so you would think I was. If you were offended you shouldn't let people on the internet affect your emotions. Thank you. :)
 
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Weregoat said:
P.S. - I'm not really sorry, I was just saying that so you would think I was. If you were offended you shouldn't let people on the internet affect your emotions. Thank you. :)
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I'm offend.:thefinger Now excuse me while I go and cry :bawling:


P.S.-I'm not really offend it's that I never get to use the finger and crying simileys.

P.P.Ss- Eastgate, quiting while ahead. +1. I think we'll see him pop up every now and then.
 
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