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  1. The Glutton The Glutton is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 6:49am)

    http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news...te-quits-poker

    I did not see it on the front page, and I searched. Please proceed to flame if failed.

    Did not see this one coming. Eh, he was a good champion and seemed like a solid player, I think the world o' poker will miss a soft, spoken young champion.
  2. elusively elusively is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 6:57am) in reply to The Glutton

    Seems extremely classy and totally legit, good for him.
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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 6:58am) in reply to elusively

    wow thats very interesting...
    gl in whatever he does
     
  4. jay_bear jay_bear is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 7:01am) in reply to Deoxyribo

    I wish him the best of luck in whatever he decides to do with the rest of his life.
  5. ShipThisPLZ ShipThisPLZ is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 7:13am) in reply to jay_bear

    if i won 9mill i prob quit too:)
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  6. z06fanatic z06fanatic is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 7:25am) in reply to ShipThisPLZ

    what a fucking idiot
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  7. marinersheep marinersheep is offline This is stupid.

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 7:26am) in reply to z06fanatic

     
    Originally Posted by z06fanatic View Post

    what a fucking idiot

    ???
     
  8. Appst08 Appst08 is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 7:37am) in reply to marinersheep

    wow

    kinda feel like ppl that say "if i won the ME i would quit" shouldn't Win the ME........but meh he is classy and humble.

    gg icegate
     
  9. Poker Orifice Poker Orifice is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 7:41am) in reply to z06fanatic

     
    Originally Posted by z06fanatic View Post

    what a fucking idiot

    He's lost his motivation for playing high-level poker, makes a life choice to quit & this makes him a fucking idiot??? Gimmee a f'n break.
  10. TpocketT TpocketT is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 7:44am) in reply to Poker Orifice

    This is prob good news for most high stakes regs. Eastgate seemed like a very smart, thinking player. Gl to him, I think he's basically done what most ppl set out to do when they become poker players - get rich and retire.
  11. chiptaker31 chiptaker31 is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 7:49am) in reply to TpocketT

    very good decision IMO. didn't he quit school to play poker?
  12. crackofdawn crackofdawn is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 8:09am) in reply to chiptaker31

    damm
  13. JON STAMOZ JON STAMOZ is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 8:25am) in reply to crackofdawn

    I always liked him a lot. Most def a very respectable ME champ.
    Best of luck to him
    Edited By: JON STAMOZ Jul 7th, 2010 at 08:26 AM
  14. matze_widi matze_widi is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 9:35am) in reply to JON STAMOZ

    i like that move, reevaluate your life...there are so many more fun things to do other then playing poker...and he obv has no money issues
     
  15. pokerproplaya08 pokerproplaya08 is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 10:31am) in reply to matze_widi

     
    Originally Posted by matze_widi View Post

    i like that move, reevaluate your life...there are so many more fun things to do other then playing poker...and he obv has no money issues

    ^ this
  16. wackyJaxon wackyJaxon is offline Admin X

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 11:00am) in reply to pokerproplaya08

    I would guess that he will be back, its just a temporary decision, gives him time and then can play when its 'fun' for him.. Would take a small prop bet he enters a live tourney by end of next wsop..
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  17. rayfox111 rayfox111 is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 11:14am) in reply to pokerproplaya08

    Pretty rare to find someone as well liked as he obviously is. He seems a thoughly nice lad.
    He comes across as a guy thats not comfortable in the limelight, no shame in that, a lot of us would have the same problem.
    No doubt he'll probably play again online in the future after taking a break, cant see him giving the game up totally.
    GL to him.
  18. tdk tdk is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 11:19am) in reply to rayfox111

    gs

    one day ill make enough usd to just relax on my ass.
  19. LiquidSw0rd LiquidSw0rd is online now

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 12:21pm) in reply to tdk

    I think you guys don't get the point. Take a look at what he said the 20th feb 2009 :

    "I tried to play the highest stakes there is online, but unfortunately I couldn't beat those guys," he said. "I am admitting that those guys are better than me. I have a negative equity playing in those games." Isser a.k.a. Peter Eastgate.

    This comes from : http://www.pokerverdict.com/Poker-Pl...ate_isser.html
     
  20. trojanmana trojanmana is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 12:54pm) in reply to LiquidSw0rd

    if i won 9 million dollars you bet im not going to be sitting behind a computer pressing a mouse all day. hes making a smart decision.
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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 1:03pm) in reply to trojanmana

    pm timex
     
  22. joeykukzMSU joeykukzMSU is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 1:31pm) in reply to 213

    great decision.. id be on the golf course 5 times a week not behind the computer.. and he can "quit" poker but that dosent mean he wont play the ME once a year or a WPT event for fun just no more grind. Good for him.
  23. coolhandkev coolhandkev is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 2:23pm) in reply to joeykukzMSU

     
    Originally Posted by joeykukzMSU View Post

    great decision.. id be on the golf course 5 times a week not behind the computer.. and he can "quit" poker but that dosent mean he wont play the ME once a year or a WPT event for fun just no more grind. Good for him.

    Exactly. Why would anyone grind when they no longer need to? Go enjoy life, be smart with your money and play a few tournaments each yeah that you enjoy playing. I doubt most people with high volume play for the enjoyment of the game, they play to make $$$ and once you have a good deal of $$$ why put yourself through it anymore?
  24. Simple Simple is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 2:50pm) in reply to coolhandkev

    He achieved what most of us are dreaming to do. Win the ME. He fortunately/unfortunately did this very early and has no motivation for anything else at this moment in the world of poker. I respect his decision and we will def see him again in the future.
  25. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 4:13pm) in reply to Simple

    "I want to thank pokerstars, my friends and family for their support over the last 20 months, and for their support in my decision to take a break from poker."

    doesn't look like he quit to me
  26. hutch3276 hutch3276 is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 4:33pm) in reply to Glo4m

    there's a level of respect i have for someone that quits because it's not what he wants to do, but i can agree that it's pretty stupid. just being a ME champion is worth a lot of money, sponsorships, promotions, marketing, etc. so giving that up is throwing away money. for him to come out and say he quits is pretty silly. i'm pretty sure he could still whore himself out, collect the money, and still have plenty of time to do whatever else he wants to in life.
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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 4:42pm) in reply to LiquidSw0rd

     
    Originally Posted by LiquidSw0rd View Post

    I think you guys don't get the point. Take a look at what he said the 20th feb 2009 :

    "I tried to play the highest stakes there is online, but unfortunately I couldn't beat those guys," he said. "I am admitting that those guys are better than me. I have a negative equity playing in those games." Isser a.k.a. Peter Eastgate.

    This comes from : http://www.pokerverdict.com/Poker-Pl...ate_isser.html

    I think this is key in his decision. He can no longer play lower stakes as the money incentive isn't there for him, and him being a smart player has learned he is not a winning player at the highest stakes. Without any money motivation, playing poker can be quite pointless. I wouldn't be shocked if he goes the way of like a Varkoni, playing the ME and maybe a few tournaments. At least he learns this lesson before he goes through all his winngs.
     
  28. JayAces JayAces is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 5:37pm) in reply to bdluss

    im surprised he would quit before the Main Event, why not give it one more shot.

    but gl to him, completly respect his decision
  29. Randers Randers is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2010 (7/7/2010 5:58pm) in reply to JayAces

    Has to be tough to walk away from a yearly salary, freerolling 10k+ live tournaments and 100% rakeback. Pretty strong decision hope it works out for him.
    Edited By: Randers Jul 7th, 2010 at 07:27 PM
     
  30. bonflizubi bonflizubi is offline

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    Jul 8th, 2010 (7/8/2010 12:17am) in reply to LiquidSw0rd

     
    Originally Posted by LiquidSw0rd View Post

    I think you guys don't get the point. Take a look at what he said the 20th feb 2009 :

    "I tried to play the highest stakes there is online, but unfortunately I couldn't beat those guys," he said. "I am admitting that those guys are better than me. I have a negative equity playing in those games." Isser a.k.a. Peter Eastgate.

    This comes from : http://www.pokerverdict.com/Poker-Pl...ate_isser.html

    You didn't actually read the article did you. He was talking about grinding very high stakes cash- HEADS UP.
    He wasn't talking about tourneys at all.
    He added that it wasn't worth it to him to risk all the money he had to prove he could beat certain guys HEADS-UP.

    plz read your sources before you post misleading replies?
     
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