Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge crowns champion
Nam Le walked away with $204,579 and a championship bracelet at the end of the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge in June at the Cherokee Casino Resort in Tulsa, Okla. Le beat out 107 players to win the $5,000 buy-in Texas Hold'em event.
The poker challenge ran through ten days in June during which there was a series of tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $100 to the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em main event. Nguyen played in all of the tournament, giving participants a chance to play against a pro.
This is Le's second major tournament win in the past few months. He also won the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship in March.
Other pros who took part in the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge were Mike Matusow, Minh Nguyen, T.J. Cloutier and Michael Mizrachi.
The final table results were:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nam Le | $204,579 |
| 2nd | Joe Koster | $117,634 |
| 3rd | Jeff Bryan | $51,374 |
| 4th | Kirk Stewart | $35,802 |
| 5th | V.R. Martin | $28,130 |
| 6th | Randy Newell | $23,015 |
| 7th | Brian Foster | $17,901 |
| 8th | Roy Dudley | $12,786 |
| 9th | Mark Scacewater | $10,229 |
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