Scotty Nguyen

Name: Scotty Nguyen
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Place: Nha Trang, Vietnam

Scotty Nguyen arrived in the U.S. from Vietnam when he was 14 years old. If in high school he was not the most disciplined of students, he has more than proven his smarts at the green felt table, and is among the most admired professional poker players in the world, not to mention among the most moneyed.

His myriad titles include the Omaha Hi-Lo event at the 1997 World Series of Poker, the Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2001 World Series of...

Trivia

Won the WSOP Main Event in 1998
Came to the U.S. from Vietnam at age 14

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 45, World Championship H.O.R.S.E.	1st	$1,989,120
2008 WSOP, Event 31, No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed	7th	$50,508
2007 WSOP, Event 55, World Championship No-Limit Texas...	11th	$476,926
2007 WSOP, Event 50, World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha	15th	$30,992
2007 WSOP, Event 46, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Eight-or-Better	4th	$31,610
2007 WSOP, Event 31, World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit...	17th	$16,582
2007 WSOP, Event 24, World Championship Seven-Card Stud...	2nd	$110,731
2007 WSOP, Event 5, Omaha/7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-Better	10th	$11,658
2005 WSOP, Event 31, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em, Short-Handed...	3rd	$106,105
2005 WSOP, Event 21, $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	34th	$3,305
2004 WSOP, Event 27, Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Lowball	4th	$24,540
2004 WSOP, Event 25, Pot-Limit Hold'em	18th	$6,980
2004 WSOP, Event 23, No-Limit Hold'em	7th	$46,040