Poker Mom

 Although the 2008 WSOP H.O.R.S.E. tournament is over, ESPN will be airing certain hands from the final table this coming Tuesday, August 19.  For those that don’t want to wait until Tuesday to see how the final table played out, I’ve got the information you want.

The $50,000 buy-in tournament has been named after Chip Reese who many have stated was the best poker player.  Unfortunately Reese is no longer with us but his legacy lives on in the WSOP H.O.R.S.E. tournament.   There were 148 entrants which brought the prize pool up to a whopping $7.1 million with nearly $2 million going to the first place winner.

The top 16 places were paid with Doyle Brunson squeaking in to the payouts and going out in 16th.  Andy Bloch went out in 15th, Daniel Negreanu in 13th, and Phil Ivey in 12th.  The final table was a veritable who’s who of poker and here are the results:

1. Scotty Nguyen $1,989,120
2. Mike DeMichele $1,243,200
3. Erick Lindgren $781,440
4. Matt Glantz $568,320
5. Lyle Berman $444,000
6. Barry Greenstein $335,200
7. Huck Seed $284,160
8. Patrick Bueno $230,880
9. Ralph Perry $177,600

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