Flashback: 2008 H.O.R.S.E - Scotty Rocks the World Baby! | 2009 World Series of Poker

Last year the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E event caught the attention of the mainstream media, perhaps not all for the right reasons. Scotty Nguyen’s rather “entertaining” performance on the final table was not well received by many, as a combination of his beverage consumption and sharp tongue got him into a little hot water.

However, let’s not let that detract from his wonderful performance this time last year.

Nguyen’s victory in the 2008 H.O.R.S.E. year saw him collect his 5th WSOP bracelet and elevated him into a newly-formed elite group that has won the WSOP Main Event and $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. titles. At the moment, Nguyen is the lone member. Nguyen overcame a field of 148 of the best in the world, and Michael DeMichele heads-up battle to net $1,989,120 in prize money. That final table also featured the likes of Erick Lindgren, Barry Greenstein and Huck Seed.

In a career spanning more than two decades, Nguyen has come from humble beginnings to now be one of most recognizable faces of the poker industry. The bling and infamous call of “Hey baby” are part of the Nguyen persona on the felt, attracting thousands of new fans to poker from all around the world.

Since last year’s victory, Nguyen has continued his fine form with results in France, England, Australia as well as the United States, highlighted by a final table at the WPT Championships, and a win in the H.O.R.S.E. Championship at the L.A. Poker Classic.

Nguyen famously declared that he would win $4 million by this year’s WSOP. At the moment, he’s a tick under $4 million short of that figure, so expect a big couple of weeks ahead for the “Prince of Poker”.

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