Scotty Nguyen

Name: Scotty Nguyen
Nickname: The Prince
Current Residence: Henderson, Nev.
Birth Date: October 28, 1962
Birth Place: Nha Trang, Vietnam

Scotty Nguyen's hometown, Nha Trang, is situated on a strip of the South China Sea in south-central Vietnam. Shimmering with white sand beaches and pristine waters, and renowned for its healing natural mineral springs, the city is fast becoming a destination for international tourists and backpackers.

But when Scotty was born in 1962, Nha Trang, like the rest of Vietnam, was a very different place. Though the United States had not yet... Read more >>

Trivia

First player to win the WSOP Main Event (1998), a WPT Championship (2006) and the WSOP $50k H.O.R.S.E. Championship (2008)
Took down his first WPT Championship in just one hand
Suffered an uncharacteristic meltdown following his 11th-place finish in the 2007 Main Event
Considers himself to be the people's poker champion
Appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2004
Coined the phrase "That's poker, baby!" in reference to a particularly bad beat
His birth name is Thuan Nguyen
Was featured in a Diet Pepsi commercial in 2006 with Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu
Is an Omaha Hi-Lo specialist
Has 12 siblings
Changed his name to Scotty when he started cleaning tables at a Vegas casino
Has two small Japanese monkeys, Lucky (male) and Jackpot (female)
Loves spending time at home with his wife, Julie
Enjoys cooking (chicken wings are his specialty), barbequing and working in the garden

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
EPT Season 5, EPT London £1m Showdown	5th	£137,500
EPT Season 5, EPT London	32nd	£13,052
WPT Season 7, Bellagio Cup IV	73rd	$19,390
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