2018 World Series of Poker

Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
Prize
$1,239,126
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,176,000
Entries
87
Level Info
Level
25
Limits
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0

Poker Players Championship Rewind: 2008 - Scotty Nguyen

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty Nguyen

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

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1stScotty NguyenUnited States$1,989,120
2ndMichael DeMicheleUnited States$1,243,200
3rdErick LindgrenUnited States$781,440
4thMatt GlantzUnited States$568,320
5thLyle BermanUnited States$444,000
6thBerry GreensteinUnited States$355,200
7thHuck SeedUnited States$284,160
8thPatrick BuenoFrance$230,880

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