Peter Eastgate's 2008 WSOP Main Event bracelet raises $147,500 for UNICEF.
A new trend has emerged amongst professional poker players, with several of them putting World Series of Poker bracelets up for auction on eBay.
117 Grams of GoldThe latest is the 1999 WSOP bracelet won by Paul "Eskimo" Clark, one of three he has won at the prestigious poker event. The bracelet is simpler than the bracelets given out these days, although at an estimate 117 grams of gold, it is still expected to fetch around $5000.
Last week the poker world was stunned when the 2008 WSOP Main Event bracelet won by the now retired Peter Eastgate was sold for the huge sum of $147,500, with the proceeds going to UNICEF.
291 DiamondsEastgate was reportedly quoted saying the 18 karat white gold bracelet, which was paved with 291 diamonds, was just sitting in a drawer somewhere collecting dust, so it's obviously commendable that he donated it to a higher cause such as charity.
But surprisingly, even this was not the first case of a poker bracelet being sold this year. Poker news sites reported back in January that a bracelet won in 2005 by T.J. Cloutier was being sold on eBay by a pawn shop based in Plano, Texas. The 14 karat gold, diamond-encrusted bracelet was bought by Cake Poker for a little over $4,000.
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