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Encyclopedia > Scotty Nguyen
Scotty Nguyen

Scotty Nguyen at the 2006 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s) The Train, The Prince of Poker
Hometown
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 4
Money finishes 33
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) [1] 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 and has 4 WSOP bracelets overall. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Spoiler warning: Note that only events played to date are displayed. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... A Vietnamese American is a resident of the United States who is of ethnic Vietnamese descent. ... A game of Texas holdem, currently the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2007 WSOP Main Event Bracelet A bracelet is awared to each of the winners of the 50+ plus events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ...


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). Emotional redirects here. ... In poker, bad beat is a subjective term for a hand in which a player who had what appeared to be strong cards nevertheless loses. ... The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... // This article refers to standard poker hands only, otherwise refer to non-standard poker hand In poker, certain combinations of cards, or hands, outrank other hands, based on the frequency with which these combinations appear. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ...


Nguyen made an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in April 2004. Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night talk show on NBC that is also syndicated worldwide. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in April • 18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara • 19 Norris McWhirter • 22 Pat Tillman • 24 Estée Lauder Other recent deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Reconstruction of Iraq – Occupation & Resistance Israeli...


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 4 people to win both the main event of the World Series of Poker and a World Poker Tour title. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... January 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses European nations of trying to complete the Holocaust by creating a Jewish camp Israel in the Middle East. ... Michael The Grinder Mizrachi (born January 5, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is an American professional poker player. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... Spoiler warning: Note that only events played to date are displayed. ... // This article refers to standard poker hands only, otherwise refer to non-standard poker hand In poker, certain combinations of cards, or hands, outrank other hands, based on the frequency with which these combinations appear. ...


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 due to the fact that he dislikes taking other peoples money.[citation needed] The 2007 WSOP Bracelet The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. ... Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. ... Eli Elezra (born November 24, 1960 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli professional poker player, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...


As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,000,000.[1]


Nguyen has also made appearances on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour playing Elimination Blackjack. The Ultimate Blackjack Tour is a televised series of blackjack tournaments airing on CBS. It debuted on September 16, 2006. ... Elimination Blackjack is a tournament format of blackjack invented by Russ Hamilton and is played in various casinos. ...


World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
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

The 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...

Notes

  1. ^ Hendon Mob tournament results

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Scotty Nguyen gonna win it tomorrow, baby." He did not win the event, but I think that is a key reason why he has such a high win rate.
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Scotty Nguyen at a World Poker Tour event.
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Nguyen is noted for saying "baby" and "yeah baby" occasionally during poker matches as well as playing with lots of emotion.
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