The two members of the 2008 "November Nine" that went farther than all others, main event runner-up Ivan Demidov and WSOP main event champion Peter Eastgate, as of today have officially become Team PokerStars Pros, according to a recent announcement on the PokerStars blog (www.pokerstarsblog.com).

Though already representing PokerStars in a lesser capacity since before the end of last year's main event, with this (for lack of a better word) promotion, both men now join the ranks of a very exclusive 35 person team that includes such distinguished members as Greg Raymer, Vanessa Rousso, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Daniel Negreanu, Hevad Khan and PokerRoad's big poppa himself Barry Greenstein.

Both Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov can now be found playing on PokerStars as full team pros, Eastgate under the handle "PeteEastgate" and Demidov as "Ivan Demidov."


Story by Mark Anderson