Title(s) None Bracelet(s) 1 Final table(s) None | Money finish(es) 8 Name Rod Peate | |
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Highest ITMMain Event finish 2nd, 1983 |
The Longest Heads-Up Battle in WSOP Main Event History Remembered
Rod Peate is a poker player from Portland, Oregon

In the 1983 World Series of Poker, Peate finished runner-up to Tom McEvoy in the Main Event. Since then, Peate has cashed in the Main Event four times: 1987, 1990, 1997, and 1998.
In 1995, Peate earned a World Series of Poker bracelet in Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo. Peate still participates in tournaments, although a majority of his tournament cashes came in the 1980s and 1990s.
He also cashed in the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker tournament at the Bicycle Casino during the fourth season of the WPT.
As of 2016, his total live tournament winnings exceed $880,000.
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