Friday, 26 November 2010

WSOP 2008 Championship Bracelet Sold For US$147,500 On eBay For Charity

Peter Eastgate, 24, has sold his World Series of Poker 2008 champion bracelet on eBay to the highest bidder at US$147,500, after the listing grabbed 116 bids from the starting bid of US$16,000. Eastgate will be donating all proceeds to children's charity organisation, UNICEF. The World Series of Poker bracelet is made from 168 grams of 18-karat white gold and 291 diamonds.

Peter Eastgate, from Denmark, won the WSOP Championship in 2008, earning US$9.15 million and this diamond bracelet at the age of 22, the youngest ever champion, breaking the 19-year record held by 11-time bracelet winner, Phil Hellmuth, who won his first Championship at the age of 24 years old.

Peter Eastgate has since retired from poker. His act of selling his bracelet for charity is most commendable.

Posted by CyberPartyGal at 2:38 pm