The $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.: Event 45 of the 2008 Annual WSOP
Probably the grandest poker tournament for the 39th Annual World Series of Poker, the biggest and brightest poker superstars in recent years attended the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E., which is the 44th event for the season. From June 25 to 29, 2008, 148 participants engaged in a high stakes, tension-filled, and action-packed poker competition. Overall, the prize pool for this five-day spectacle reached a glittering $7,104,000.
At the last day of the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. event for the 39th Annual World Series of Poker, the eight remaining survivors from the elimination rounds competed in a final table match to determine the final positions of the biggest winners of the competition. From the numerous participants, the eight gallant survivors gave their best for a legitimate shot at an elusive WSOP championship title. The first half of the finalists was comprised of Patrick Bueno, Barry Greenstein, Matt Glantz, and Michael DeMichele. On the other hand, Huck Seed, Lyle Berman, Erick Lindgren, and Scotty Nguyen made up the second half of the final table roster.
The exciting opening rounds of the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. finals for the 39th Annual World Series of Poker started with the elimination of Bueno for eighth place and a hefty sum of $230,880. Meanwhile, Seed secured the seventh spot for a nice payout of $284,160. On the other hand, Greenstein landed at sixth place and went home with a large prize amounting to $355,200.
After the very exciting tip-off rounds of the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. finals for the 39th Annual World Series of Poker, the action continued to escalate at the start of the middle rounds. In the end, Berman secured the fifth place and went home with the large sum of $444,000. Soon after, Glantz claimed the fourth place that came with a considerable prize amounting to $568,320. As the action continued to go deeper into the closing rounds of the competition, Lindgren grabbed the third place and went away with the glittering prize of $781,440.
The $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. finals event for the 39th Annual World Series of Poker ended with DeMichele and Nguyen going toe-to-toe in a very tight contest. However, DeMichele's skills proved to be no match for the experience, skills, and determination of Nguyen, who went away to win the competition in another classic finish for the WSOP franchise. For his second place effort, DeMichele received a glorious prize of $1,243,200. On the other hand, the victory of Nguyen earned him a luxurious prize amounting to $1,989,120 as well as fifth WSOP championship bracelet in a span of 11 years.