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Event 45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. November 23, 2009

Event Winner!

Scotty Nguyen wins $1,989,120

Event 45, World Championship H.O.R.S.E.

Las Vegas legend Scotty Nguyen has done it! It all went down in a round of Hold’em with Scotty Nguyen holding Ah Td in the pocket and getting Michael DeMichelle to commit...

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Event Description

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Payout Structure

PlacePrize Money
1$1,989,120
2$1,243,200
3$781,440
4$568,320
5$444,000
6$355,200
7$284,160
8$230,880
9-10$177,600
11-12$159,840
13-16$124,320

Tournament Rules

  • Players will begin with $100,000 in Tournament Chips.
  • All games in H.O.R.S.E.; Hold’em, Omaha/8B, Razz, Stud, and Stud/ 8B will be played as Limit games.
  • All levels will last 90 minutes.
  • Games change every 8 hands.
  • Breaks will be at the end of every level and last 20 minutes. Dinner break will be after the fourth level of play each day and last 90 minutes.
  • Day One: Play 5 Levels.
  • Day Two: Play will resume at 3PM on Monday, June 26, 2008 and play 6 levels.
  • Day Three - Play will resume at 3 PM on Tuesday, June 27, 2008 and play 6 levels.
  • Day Four - Play will resume at 3 PM on Wednesday, June 28, 2008 and play down to the final table.
  • Day Five – Final Table on June 29, 2008. Start time TBD.
  • The Rio reserves the right to alter or change the schedule, in order to play the tournament in the above mentioned timeframe.
  • 2.8% of the total entry pool will be withheld for entry fees, and 1.2% of the total entry pool will be withheld for tournament staff.

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Event 45, World Championship...

  • Buy-In: $50,000
  • Entrants: 148
  • Total Prize Money: $7,104,000
  • Date: Jun 25, 2008
  • Final Day Jun 29, 2008

Event Chip Leaders1 year ago

Event 45, World Championship H.O.R.S.E.

Player Chip Stack
Lyle Berman $507,000
Patrick Bueno $485,500
Barry Greenstein $473,000
Minh Ly $451,000
Chris Reslock $435,500

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Blind Structure1 year ago

Event 45, World Championship H.O.R.S.E.

Level Ante Blinds               
Level 1 300/600
Level 1 100
Level 2 400/800
Level 2 200
Level 3 500/1,000
Level 3 200
Level 4 600/1,200
Level 4 300
Level 5 800/1,500
Level 5 300
Level 6 900/1,800
Level 6 400
Level 7 1,000/2,000
Level 7 500
Level 8 1,300/2,500
Level 8 500
Level 9 1,500/3,000
Level 9 700
Level 10 2,000/4,000
Level 10 1,000
Level 11 2,500/5,000
Level 11 1,000
Level 12 3,000/6,000
Level 12 1,500
Level 13 4,000/8,000
Level 13 2,000
Level 14 5,000/10,000
Level 14 2,000
Level 15 6,000/12,000
Level 15 3,000
Level 16 8,000/15,000
Level 16 3,000
Level 17 9,000/18,000
Level 17 4,000
Level 18 10,000/20,000
Level 18 5,000
Level 19 13,000/25,000
Level 19 5,000
Level 20 15,000/30,000
Level 20 7,000
Level 21 20,000/40,000
Level 21 10,000
Level 22 25,000/50,000
Level 22 10,000
Level 23 30,000/60,000
Level 23 15,000
Level 24 40,000/80,000
Level 24 20,000
Level 25 50,000/100,000
Level 25 20,000
Level 26 60,000/120,000
Level 26 30,000
Level 27 75,000/150,000
Level 27 30,000
Level 28 90,000/180,000
Level 28 40,000
Level 29 100,000/200,000
Level 29 50,000
Level 30 130,000/250,000
Level 30 50,000
Level 31 150,000/300,000
Level 31 70,000
Level 32 200,000/400,000
Level 32 100,000

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