Poker history that is.

Last night, Poker got its 2008 World Champion - Peter Eastgate. History was made by virtue of his age. At 22, he became the youngest ever winner of the Main Event - shaving two years of the record set by Phil Helmuth in 1989. Eastgate took home a little over $9m, the second highest first prize in WSOP history and - oh yes - it was the first time that neither of the final two players had been from the USA. Many other records were broken such as the length of the final table and the size of the blinds.

So yes, poker history was made last night and it seems that the people (of whom I was one) who thought the delay of four months until the final table was played would dampen interest were wrong. The Penn & Teller Theatre was packed - all the more incredible when you consider that there were no big names, only really good players, involved. I can't wait to see it (and the rest of this year's WSOP) on TV, I only hope I the wait isn't too long this side of the pond.