After three tough days of play that featured many of the top players in the game, WSOP Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen, took down Event #29 of the L.A. Poker Classic- the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.

More than a little experienced with big buy-in H.O.R.S.E tournaments, Nguyen previously won the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E event at the 2008 WSOP, for a first prize worth $1,989,120.  This event although substantial, didn't pay nearly so much; first prize for Event #29 was posted at $340,993.  

It's not exactly clear how much of that total Nguyen actually claimed though, because last night's event ended with a negotiated deal instead of a final hand.  

The deal was struck between the final two players at the table, Nguyen and WSOP Main Event Final Tablist David "Chino" Rheem, who entered heads-up play virtually tied with Nguyen, after dispensing with PokerRoad's Jeff Madsen- according to live updates provided by CardPlayer.com.  

Second place was valued at $182,477, so a good initial estimate for Nguyen's share of the prize pool would be around $250,000 (adjusted down for being able to claim the win).

The final table finish positions for Event #29 of the LAPC were as follows:

1st.  Scotty Nguyen- $339,743*

2nd.  David Rheem- $181,227*

3rd.  Jeff Madsen- $122,573

4th.  Chris Tsiprailidis- $86,630

5th.  Matt Graham- $66,355

6th.  Bob Golick- $52,531

7th.  Amnon Filippi- $40,550

8th.  John Monnette- $29,491

*Prizes do not reflect agreed upon deal

Story by Mark Anderson