Flashback: 2008 H.O.R.S.E - Scotty Rocks the World Baby!

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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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