Poker 101: Winners know when to quit - 0 views
Peter Eastgate has announced that he will be taking a short break from poker. How indefinite the ‘short’ break will be is uncertain at this stage. From what i can tell, is that Peter is not willing to continue gambling any more of his winnings away and will rather play it safe.
Finally, a poker player who isn’t a gambler!!!
Here is a short excerpt from the Poker Star press release and what Peter had to say.
”First and foremost, there’s the World Cup – an event I look forward to very much, especially to see all the big teams play great football. Of course I support Denmark, and hope they’ll do well, but it’s just not as thrilling as it once was. Honestly, I don’t think they play that well for the moment.
Secondly, I prefer the summer in Europe rather than the one in Nevada where temperatures can reach up to 50 C degrees during the day.
Finally, I don’t have the motivation to play all the small events at the WSOP. That would be a waste of money. To me it’s not that important to win bracelet number two. I’m sure if they didn’t have huge bracelet bets going on that many of the other big poker names would feel the same.
I see no reason to enter into such bets (like the ones involving Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan) as I’m primarily a hold’em player. If you’re to enter bracelet-bets, you have to play all the events and I have never had a flair for mixed games.
So it suits me perfectly to be home in London at the moment and leave all the attention to the defending World Champion Joe Cada. On the other hand, I’ll make sure to be motivated to play a good Main Event when I arrive in Vegas in July!”
Good on ya Peter!
