Scotty Nguyen Wins Event #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E

148 of the world’s most elite players entered the $50K World Championship H.o.r.s.e. event. Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, and Andy Bloch were some of the players to make the money, but finish before the final table. The final 8 players who made it were:

Seat 1: Matt Glantz – 1,445,000
Seat 2: Huck Seed – 1,200,000
Seat 3: Patrick Bueno – 695,000
Seat 4: Lyle Berman – 1,430,000
Seat 5: Scotty Nguyen – 3,535,000
Seat 6: Barry Greenstein – 1,955,000
Seat 7: Michael DeMichele – 905,000
Seat 8: Erick Lindgren – 3,680,000

Patrick Bueno Eliminated in 8th Place ($230,880)
(Razz)
Patrick Bueno is the first player out of the final table, when his ( A K 4 ) caught trip 4s against Erick Lindgren’s ( 8 7 2 ) 8 low.

Huck Seed Eliminated in 7th Place ($284,160)
(Stud 8 or better)
Huck Seed was all in by 7th street with ( 8 9 9 Q ) showing
Demichele showed ( 3 2 5 6 ) and made a club flush, with a low to scoop both pots
Huck mucked his hand and finished 7th place

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 6th Place ($355,200)
(Stud 8 or better)
Scotty Nguyen had ( 7 7 7 3 4 K ) with trip sevens in the hole
Barry Greenstein had ( 4 A A 10 4 ) but could not improve his two pair, Aces and fours, and was out in 6th place.

Lyle Berman Eliminated in 5th Place ($444,000)
(Stud 8 or better)
3 way pot between Scotty Nguyen with ( 7 A A J ) showing, Lyle Berman all in with ( 7 3 9 10 ), and Michael DeMichele with ( 9 7 2 3 4 5 8 )
Michael DeMichele scooped the high and low pots, sending Lyle Berman out in 5th place

Matt Glantz Eliminated in 4th Place ($568,320)
(Omaha 8 or better)
After Scotty Nguyen raised, Matt Glantz called from the big blind.
Board ( Q 6 5 A 5 )
Scotty Nguyen held ( A 2 7 K ) for the nut flush and a seven low
Matt Glantz had ( K J 10 10 ) for a pair of kings and no low, leaving the tournament in 4th place

Erick Lindgren Eliminated in 3rd Place ($781,440)
(Stud)
Scotty Nguyen raised it after Erick Lindgren completed the bring in.
Lindgren was eventually all in with ( A 8 8 )
Scotty nguyen had ( X 9 9 )
Lindgren could not improve his pair of eights against Nguyen’s nines and was out in 3rd place

Michael DeMichele Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,243,200)
(Holdem)
After Scotty Nguyen started with a huge chip advantage against Michael Demichele, the two would face their last hand in Holdem when DeMichele finally commited his entire stack preflop.
Scotty Nguyen had ( A 10 )
DeMichele ( A 3 )
Board came ( A 9 6 7 4 ) and Nguyen had a pair with a higher kicker, eliminating DeMichele in 2nd place

Scotty Nguyen Wins Event #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E
Scotty Nguyen is a famous poker player who won the WSOP main event in 1999 and has over $7 million in tournament earnings. It took over 13 hours before Scotty would triumph and make up for last year’s main event shortcoming. For winning this prestigious event, Scotty would capture his 5th bracelet and take home $1.9 million dollars.