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Official poker chip from World Series of Poker. Fair use of low-resolution copyrighted image obtained through wikipedia.org and used to illustrate an article to which it directly relates.

World poker championship bracelet sells for $147,500

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
Official poker chip from World Series of Poker. Fair use of low-resolution copyrighted image obtained through wikipedia.org and used to illustrate an article to which it directly relates.
Official poker chip from World Series of Poker. Fair use of low-resolution copyrighted image obtained through wikipedia.org and used to illustrate an article to which it directly relates.

LAS VEGAS (AP) – World Series of Poker winner Peter Eastgate has sold his gold and diamond championship bracelet for $147,500 on eBay and plans to donate the proceeds to the children’s charity UNICEF.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the online auction attracted 116 bids. The buyer was not disclosed.

Eastgate originally listed the bracelet at $16,000.

The 24-year-old from Denmark earned $9.15 million and the bracelet for topping a field of 6,843 players during the no-limit Hold’em World Championship in 2008. He has since retired from poker.

The World Series of Poker bracelet is made from 168 grams of 18-karat white gold and 291 diamonds.
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Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, http://www.lvrj.com

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