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Event 45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Live Updates November 22, 2009

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Event 45 – The Biggest Nguyen Yet! 1 year ago

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 his remaining chips with Ac 3h.

The Nguyen supporters gave a rousing cheer as the players threw their cards down on the table and the dealer prepared to deal the potentially tournament ending board.

The flop came As 9h 6h and both players paired their ace. All Nguyen needed to do was dodge the treaded trey. The turn came 7c and Nguyen was within one card of his fifth bracelet and being the first player in history to get their name engraved on the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy.

The dealer flipped over… the 4s!

The crowd went crazy and Nguyen has indeed pulled it off. He will receive $1.9 million and the respect and admiration of all his peers. DeMichelle put in a valiant effort and will receive $1.2 million for second place.

With his big victory Nguyen will rocket to 7th place on the all-time money list right above T.J. Cloutier and just below Phil Ivey. Fine company, indeed.

Congratulations to Nguyen and all the players that laid 50 big ones on the line in pursuit of one of poker’s most prestigious titles.

  • Level: 28
  • Blinds: 90,000/180,000
  • Limit: 180,000/360,000
  • Average Stack: $14,800,000
  • Players Left: 1
  • Tables Left: 1

Event 45 - The Moment of Truth 1 year ago

After a deadlock that seemed like it might never break - and which took us past the 300-hand mark of the final table - we’re finally down to heads-up play. This game could end at any point.

Lindgren Left Out! (3rd)

Like so many other HORSE players before him in this event, it was the deadly Stud round that did Erick Lindgren in. Two hands in particular saw E-Dog whittled down from what wasn’t a very substantial stack in the first place, both against chip leader Scotty Nguyen.

On the first hand, Lindgren completed with the Kc showing and Nguyen raised with the 9s up. Lindgren check-called fourth street, which gave him the 3d, and check-folded fifth street when the 7s came.


Lindgren can't believe he went out in third place.

On the second hand, with under a million chips left in his stack, Lindgren again came in for a completion, this time with the 8c showing. Nguyen popped it with the 9s up, and Lindgren called. Lindgren called Nguyen’s bet on fourth and got all-in on fifth street for his last $575,000 with the boards reading:

Lindgren: (As 8h)8c 7h Ks
Nguyen: (x-x)9s Qh 2c

One of Nguyen’s hole cards was a nine, giving him the highest pair. Unfortunately for Lindgren, he bricked out on the last two streets and couldn’t beat Nguyen’s pair of nines. That left him out in third place, earning him a whopping $781,440 for a fine performance.

Chip Counts for Fantasy

Here are the beginning heads-up chip counts:

Scotty Nguyen
$12,200,000
Michael DeMichele
$2,600,000

 

  • Level: 28
  • Blinds: 90,000/180,000
  • Limit: 180,000/360,000
  • Average Stack: $7,400,000
  • Players Left: 2
  • Tables Left: 1
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Event 45, World Championship H.O.R.S.E. - Day 5, Reports by:

  • Matthew Showell
    Matthew Showell
  • Jason Kirk
    Jason Kirk
  • Rod Stirzaker
    Rod Stirzaker

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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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