Scotty Nguyen
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| Scotty Nguyen | |
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 Scotty Nguyen at the 2006 World Series of Poker |
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| Nickname(s) | The Train The Prince of Poker |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 4 |
| Money finishes | 34 |
| Highest ITM main event finish |
Winner, 1998 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | 1 2006 |
| Final tables | 7(+1) |
| Money finishes | 12 |
Thuan "Scotty" Nguyen (born October 28, 1962 in Nha Trang, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American professional poker player. Nguyen is one of the most active players in professional poker today, and from 2000 to 2004 he finished in the money in more than 100 events. He won the 1998 World Series of Poker main event[1] and has four WSOP bracelets overall.
Nguyen is noted for saying "baby" and "yeah baby" frequently during poker matches as well as playing with lots of emotion. He also has coined the phrase "That's poker baby," when referring to a particularly bad beat. On the final hand of the 1998 World Series of Poker's Main Event, a full house was dealt on the table (9-9-8-8-8). Nguyen made the memorable quote to his opponent Kevin McBride: "You call, gonna be all over baby!" [sic] McBride called, and Nguyen beat McBride with a better full house (9-9-9-8-8).
Scotty's triumph, however, was followed immediately by tragedy—the very next day, one of his brothers was hit by a car back home in Vietnam, and killed.[2] For this reason, Scotty does not wear his 1998 WSOP championship bracelet.
Nguyen made an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in April 2004.[3]
After making several World Poker Tour final tables, Nguyen eventually won a WPT event in January 2006, defeating Michael Mizrachi heads-up in the fourth season Gold Strike World Poker Open when his A♣ Q♣ made a flush against Mizrachi's A♠ J♦ on the very first hand of heads-up round. With this WPT victory, Scotty became one of only 5 people to win both the main event of the World Series of Poker and a World Poker Tour title.
Nguyen earned a second place finish at the 2007 World Series of Poker in the seven card stud high low split eight or better event won by Eli Elezra. Scotty stated after the event that he hadn't played cash games in over two years because he dislikes taking other people's money.[4] Scotty also nearly made the final table of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, finishing in 11th place out of a field of 6,358 and earning $476,926.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,600,000.[5]
Nguyen has also made appearances on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour playing Elimination Blackjack.
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[edit] Early life
Nguyen claims that when he was 14, he spent twenty-three days on a boat with sixteen others, trying to get from Vietnam to Thailand. They lost their way after being chased by the Communist police. The boat's occupants only took enough food, water and fuel for a two day journey, and ran out of fuel on the fourth or fifth day. The following days, they survived by swimming in shark-infested waters to retrieve food and water thrown to them by passing ships who are afraid to rescue them because of a fear of pirates. On the twenty-second day, they made plans to eat Nguyen's 12-year-old brother. However, the next day, they were rescued by a boat from Taiwan, which took them to an island, where they remained for six months. Another boat came in with 49 people aboard. Originally there had been 139, but 90 of the original passengers had been eaten.[6]
[edit] World Series of Poker Bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
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| 1997 | $2,000 Omaha 8 or Better | $156,950 |
| 1998 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship | $1,000,000 |
| 2001 | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $178,480 |
| 2001 | $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better | $287,580 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ 1998 WSOP main event final table in detail
- ^ About.com: Spotlight on Scotty Nguyen
- ^ imdb.com - Late Night with Conan O'Brien-Episode dated 1 April 2004
- ^ Pokernews.com video
- ^ Hendon Mob tournament results
- ^ Poker After Dark, Series 3, Episode 3
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