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Scotty Nguyen

BIRTHPLACE: NHA TRANG, VIETNAM
RESIDES: HENDERSON, NV
BRACELETS
5
RINGS
0
CASHES
71
EARNINGS
$6,021,784
CASHES EARNINGS
WSOP 66 $5,910,202
CIRCUIT 5 $111,582

Player Bio

  • At age 14, Nguyen came to America from his war-torn homeland of Vietnam, eventually settling in the Los Angeles, CA area where in his early 20's, he played and dealt poker in cardrooms around Southern California.
  • Nguyen started playing in small poker games in Las Vegas in 1988-1989. He made his first major tournament cash at the 1995 World Series of Poker.
  • Scotty Nguyen's poker nickname is The Prince
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Monday, June 6, 2022 1:00:28 PM EST
53RD ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN
Nominations can now be made online until June 19, 2022
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Tuesday, October 19, 2021 8:50:15 PM EST
2021 POKER HALL OF FAME FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Voting Will Now Commence Among the 32 Living Members.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 1:19:14 PM EST
Relive Scotty Nguyen Making a Move in the 2003 WSOP Main Event Against Humberto Brenes
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 2:56:10 PM EST
HUCKLEBERRY SEED NEWEST MEMBER OF POKER HALL OF FAME
1996 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Huckleberry “Huck” Seed is the 2020 inductee to the Poker Hall of Fame
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Thursday, December 17, 2020 3:46:12 PM EST
2020 POKER HALL OF FAME FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Voting Will Now Commence Amongst the 31 Living Members
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:00:00 PM EST
POKER HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS OPEN AT WSOP.COM
Help Identify Who Should Join Poker’s Most Elite Club; The 2020 inductee will be announced Wednesday, Dec. 30 prior to the WSOP Main Event Finale.
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Monday, July 15, 2019 8:29:57 PM EST
POKER HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2019
Chris Moneymaker and David Oppenheim Join Poker's Elite Club.
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:48:51 PM EST
POKER HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2018
John Hennigan and Mori Eskandani Join Poker's Most Elite Club.
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Friday, June 29, 2018 5:53:25 PM EST
DIOGO VEIGA WINS EVENT #54: $3,000 BB ANTE NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM
Diogo Veiga becomes Portugal's third gold bracelet winner and first from Portugal to win one in Vegas.
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Saturday, June 23, 2018 10:02:51 PM EST
SHAUN DEEB TRIUMPHS IN $25,000 POT-LIMIT OMAHA 8-HANDED HIGH ROLLER
Deeb wins $1,402,683 and third career WSOP gold bracelet in Event #42 triumph
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Saturday, June 16, 2018 3:10:19 AM EST
MICHAEL ADDAMO EARNS $653,581 IN 'MARATHON' TRIUMPH
Australia's Addamo collects first WSOP gold bracelet in Event #24 win
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Saturday, July 15, 2017 4:59:38 AM EST
ARGENTINA'S DAMIAN SALAS LEADS FINAL 297 PLAYERS AFTER DAY 4 OF 2017 WSOP MAIN EVENT
Salas dominates evening's play to open half-million chip gap over closest competitors
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Friday, July 14, 2017 6:20:31 AM EST
WSOP MAIN EVENT MONEY BUBBLE BURSTS LATE ON DAY 3
Patrick Lavecchia (pictured) leads heading into Day 4.
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Sunday, March 26, 2017 1:07:08 AM EST
BEN ARMSTRONG LEADS 111 DAY 2 PLAYERS IN TULSA MAIN EVENT
Ben Armstrong bagged the chip lead on Day 1A and takes the overall lead into day 2 with 111 players remaining in the Tulsa Hard Rock main event.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:25:54 PM EST
QUI NGUYEN WINS 2016 MAIN EVENT!
After 8 hours of heads-up poker, Nguyen earns $8 million and his first WSOP bracelet
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 2:43:21 PM EST
POKER HALL OF FAME INDUCTES 2016 CLASS IN HEARTFELT CEREMONY
Todd Brunson and Carlos Mortensen become 51st and 52nd inductees.
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Thursday, July 14, 2016 6:32:19 PM EST
WSOP 2016 HIGHLIGHTS: PART III
Brian Rast's 2nd PPC victory, Adrian Mateos wins his second bracelet, and Jason Mercier seems like he wins everything.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016 10:43:43 PM EST
BRIAN RAST WINS THIRD WSOP GOLD BRACELET AND 2016 POKER PLAYER CHAMPIONSHIP
34-year-old poker veteran collects $1,296,097 and second prestigious PPC title
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Friday, June 17, 2016 5:23:25 PM EST
JASON MERCIER WINS $10K HORSE CHAMPIONSHIP, COLLECTS FIFTH GOLD BRACELET
Florida poker pro scoops second victory of 2016 summer series and earns $422,874.
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 6:00:22 PM EST
IAN JOHNS RIDES AWAY WITH H.O.R.S.E. GOLD BRACELET, HIS SECOND WIN
After ranking dead last after Day One, eventual champ tops 778-player field and wins $212,604.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016 11:38:17 AM EST
WSOP CIRCUIT RETURNS TO BALLY'S LAS VEGAS
Starting Thursday, the Circuit heads to Bally's for the first time in over 10 years.
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Friday, November 6, 2015 8:40:48 AM EST
JENNIFER HARMAN AND JOHN JUANDA TO BE INDUCTED INTO POKER HALL OF FAME
The 2015 HOF class will be inducted in a ceremony Friday Night at Binion's Gambling Hall
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Monday, October 26, 2015 12:46:25 PM EST
POKER HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2015
Jen Harman and John Juanda Join Poker's Most Exclusive Club
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Friday, July 10, 2015 4:57:20 PM EST
DAY 3 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WSOP MAIN EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP
They're In the Money! Top 1,000 Get Paid, Only 661 Remain.
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Friday, July 10, 2015 1:31:14 AM EST
DAY 2-C HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WSOP MAIN EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP
David Jackson Leads Field -- Riess, Hellmuth, Nguyen, Negreanu Among Survivors.