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

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Event 45 - Who Let the E-Dog Out? 1 year ago

We’re still three-handed on the ESPN set. It looked earlier like Erick Lindgren might be down and out, but a big rush has helped him get back into the mix.

Lindgren Likes the Texas Hold Them…

Some of Erick Lindgren’s best results throughout his career have come in limit hold’em, so it comes as no surprise that the limit hold’em portion of the rotation is where he’s begun to make his comeback. He took the first four hold’em hands, dropped the next one to Michael DeMichele, and then took the last three hands of the round.


I'm not dead yet!

The biggest of those pots came in a blind-versus-blind confrontation at the expense of Scotty Nguyen. Lindgren’s As 6s hit the nut flush on the Ac Qs 5s 2s 8d board, trumping Nguyen’s A-J and claiming a big pile of chips.

That big rush has Lindgren right back in the middle of things, to the delight of his crowd of supporters behind him in the stands.

…And Nguyen Likes the Omaha...

Scotty Nguyen didn’t do so well in the last round of hold’em, but the Omaha-8 hands have been a lot better to him. He scooped both of the first two pots, taking one from Lindgren and one from Michael DeMichele. That was good news for Nguyen, who needed to put the brakes on his skid before finding himself in the danger zone.

...But DeMichele Just Likes HORSE

Despite the jockeying for position between Lindgren and Nguyen, our chip leader is still Michael DeMichele. He's actually widened the gap a bit while his opponents beat up on each other, now sitting on just more than double the stack of Erick Lindgren. 

Are You Ready for the Chip Counts?

Here are the current chip counts as reported by WorldSeriesOfPoker.com:

Michael DeMichele$7,900,000
Erick Lindgren
$3,900,000
Scotty Nguyen
$3,000,000

 

  • Level: 26
  • Ante: 30,000
  • Limit: 120,000/240,000
  • Low Card: 30,000
  • Completion: 120,000
  • Average Stack: $4,933,333
  • Players Left: 3
  • Tables Left: 1

Event 45 - The Song Remains the Same 1 year ago

Things haven’t changed that much since the last update, despite a full hour of poker being played. Scotty Nguyen has managed to pull a little closer to Michael DeMichele, while Erick Lindgren continues to look for a spot to pick up a healthy pot and get back into the mix. He’ll need some help soon, as the level has just gone up and he only has about 6 or 7 big bets left in his stack.

The Scotty Nguyen Fan Club

Todd Brunson is hanging out in the stands directly behind Scotty Nguyen, sitting beside Nguyen’s wife Julie and cheering him on every time he wins a pot. Brunson is even sporting a homemade t-shirt reading “GO SCOTTY BABY!” in black magic marker.

As for Scotty, he’s still drinking beer at the table. We’re not sure exactly what brand it is, but we can say it’s not the Beast - after all, if it were the official beer of the WSOP, its label wouldn’t be obscured by electrical tape.

I Went to the Bar and a $50K World Championship Broke Out

The only problem with beer at the final table seems to be that it isn’t coming around fast enough for Scotty Nguyen. After dropping two big hold’em pots to Michael DeMichele, Scotty started yelling at the tournament director. We didn’t catch the first part of his rant, but it ended with “I have to wait an hour every f***ing time!”

Luckily for everyone involved, WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack stepped in and grabbed two beers from the bar outside. Then Layne Flack played waiter, delivering the beers to Scotty as the crowd applauded. A hand or two later, Nguyen was back to his usual jolly self, winning pots and laughing.

Old MacDonald Had a Chip Count

Here are the current chip counts as reported by WorldSeriesOfPoker.com:

Michael DeMichele $6,875,000
Scotty Nguyen
$5,800,000
Erick Lindgren
$1,560,000

 

  • Level: 26
  • Ante: 30,000
  • Limit: 120,000/240,000
  • Low Card: 30,000
  • Completion: 120,000
  • Average Stack: $4,933,333
  • Players Left: 3
  • 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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