One of the largest tournaments of the series has ended WSOP 2008 tournament on HORSE with an entrance fee of $50'000. 148 participants tried their hand in the tournament. The total prize pool of the poker tournament # 45 was $7'104'000.
After consistently outplaying all their opponents, the final table met Scotty nguyen and Michael DeMichele... Chip Count Advantage Scotty nguyen was more than an impressive 12,140,000 versus 2,660,000 for Michael DeMichele... On the board AND 9 6 7 4 players go to bank. The players were holding AND 3 at DeMichele's and AND 10 at Nguyen... Opening up, Scotty nguyen triumphantly threw up his hands - this evening he became richer by $1'989'120. The won champion bracelet was the fifth for Cattle.
#45 tournament $50'000 HORSE (148 participants)
1 place - Scotty nguyen + $1’989’120
2nd place - Mike DeMichele + $1’243’200
3rd place - Erick lindgren + $781’440
4th place - Matt glantz + $568’320
5th place - Lyle berman + $444’000
6th place - Barry greenstein + $355’200
7th place - Huck seed + $284’160
8th place - Patrick bueno + $230’880
9th place - Ralph Perry + $177’600
10th place - Raymond davis + $177’600
11th place - David Bach + $159’840
12th place - Phil Ivey + $159’840
13th place - Daniel Negreanu + $142’080
14th place - Joseph "Joey" Michael + $142’080
15th place - Andrew Bloch + $124’320
16th place - Doyle brunson + $124’320