Poker News: Peter Eastgate Retires… For Now

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The 2008 World Series of Poker champion Peter Eastgate is retiring from the world of poker according to the Associated Press.

"I was bored of the game, lacking motivation, did not need the money any more so saw no point in continuing," Peter Eastgate told The Associated Press in a Facebook message on Wednesday. "In case I return, it will be because I need an income again or because I am bored doing nothing."

Eastgate told the AP he has no immediate plans and isn't sure what he will do next.

A 24-year-old Danish poker player who won $9.15 million at the 2008 World Series of Poker main event. 

"When I started playing poker for a living, it was never my goal to spend the rest of my life as a professional poker player," Eastgate said. "My goal was to become financially independent."

Eastgate cashed once at the series last year, placing 78th at the main event to win $68,979.

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