Peter Eastgate Returns to Poker

During the summer of 2010, Peter Eastgate announced that he was stepping away from poker.  He stated that he no longer had the desire to play and that he was leaving to find out who he was.  It appears that it only took him a few months to “rediscover himself” as it appears that Peter Eastgate is out of his self imposed retirement.

Peter Eastgate has "found himself" and returned to poker.

News hit on Wednesday stating that Peter Eastgate was coming out of retirement to play in the NBC National Heads-Up Championship but a longer statement was made by Eastgate himself on PokerStars.  He stated that he had lost track of himself in the 2 years following his WSOP Main Event win.  He said that he has had the opportunity to reconnect with his friends and his family over the last 8 months.

Eastgate further explained that he feels that it is important to continue to grow as a person and that he can now find a healthy balance between life and poker.  He also stated that he loves the competitive and mental challenges of tournament poker.

Eastgate also said the following regarding his “comeback” and his WSOP bracelet sale:  I do not consider this a comeback, as I always knew there was a good chance I would play poker again. During my hiatus from poker, PokerStars have been very supportive. Therefore, I am pleased that I will start out with playing two events where I will be sponsored by PokerStars. First, I will be playing the PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen which of course means a lot to me, since it is on my home ground. Then I will play the NBC Heads Up Championship. I am fortunate that PokerStars have the best online tournaments, so I have an opportunity to get back in tournament shape.

There have been some questions about the sale of my WSOP bracelet. I was not trying to devaluate the WSOP name. It was not sold to make any kind of statement. It was sold to raise money for UNICEF and I am very proud and thankful that the sale raised £100,000 to UNICEF

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