Poker Players Championship Rewind: 2008 - Scotty Nguyen
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
It’s been ten years since Scotty Nguyen won his fifth bracelet after besting a field of 148 players in the 2008 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, beating Michael DeMichele heads-up for the title and $1,989,120 in prize money.
After his ace-ten beat the ace-three of his opponent, Nguyen remarked that “The $50K H.O.R.S.E. [winner] is the best all around player - #1 in the world. Nobody can walk up to me and say, Scotty, you're second, baby.”
Other players to make the final table in this event included Erick Lindgren, Lyle Berman, Berry Greenstein and Huck Seed, with Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and Doyle Brunson also cashing.
2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scotty Nguyen | United States | $1,989,120 |
| 2nd | Michael DeMichele | United States | $1,243,200 |
| 3rd | Erick Lindgren | United States | $781,440 |
| 4th | Matt Glantz | United States | $568,320 |
| 5th | Lyle Berman | United States | $444,000 |
| 6th | Berry Greenstein | United States | $355,200 |
| 7th | Huck Seed | United States | $284,160 |
| 8th | Patrick Bueno | France | $230,880 |