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  Men Nguyen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nguyen has over 120 finishes in the money from 2000 to 2004, and during his career spanning over 17 years he has won more than 75 tournaments.
Nguyen is known for tutoring players, many of whom go on to be successful in their own right.
Cloutier (2) - 2003: Men Nguyen (3) - 2004: Daniel Negreanu - 2005: Men Nguyen (4)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Men_Nguyen   (456 words)

  
 Men 'The Master' Goes All In
Under the endorsement agreement, Men the Master will be the inspiration for an All In signature line of clothing, which will feature a specially designed gold version of the All In logo (a favorite color of "The Master").
About Men Nguyen - http://www.menmaster.com/ Men "The Master" Nguyen has won over 75 major poker tournaments and was Card Player magazine's Player of the Year in 1997, 2001 and 2003.
Men "The Master" Nguyen's official website was launched in August and generated more than 10,000 hits in the first 24 hours, a testament to Men's popularity and proof that he is one of the most well known players on the tournament circuit.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-02-2004/0002560630&EDATE=   (296 words)

  
 Men The Master Nguyen - Poker Tournament Player Men Nguyen
Men "The Master" Nguyen is probably the most controversial name on my list.
Most people just show up, Men is better than most because he starts the hour before, the day before, the week before his opponent.
Also see this article in the LA Weekly on Men Nguyen.
www.poker-babes.com /bio/men-the-master   (418 words)

  
 Legends of Poker: Men "The Master" Nguyen | Poker News
Nguyen is indeed "The Master," a name given to him by players he has taught the art of poker.
Men was born in Phanthiet Provence, Vietnam in 1954.
Nguyen is arguably the best, most successful tournament player to have never won the main event of the World Series of Poker, but don't get the idea that he hasn't been successful at the WSOP, or elsewhere.
www.pokernews.com /news/2005/08/legends-poker-men-master-nguyen.htm   (930 words)

  
 Men "The Master" Nguyen - Poker Player Profiles - Blind Bet Poker
Born in communist Vietnam, Men Nguyen left his home country when his father encouraged him to pursue a better life in America.
Men ended up in the poker room, where he lost over $2100 in a matter of hours.
Men’s approach to winning is truly unique; he really lives up to his nickname as he considers every aspect of the game on the way to victory.
www.blindbetpoker.com /profiles/men-the-master.html   (503 words)

  
 Men 'The Master' Nguyen player profile - Professional-Poker.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Men the Master has been known to tutor plenty of players including several of his Vietnamese countrymen and women, and that’s why one of his students gave him the nickname “Men the Master.” Men has a huge heart and often donates a portion of his winnings to build temples and schools back in Vietnam.
Men “The Master” Nguyen was born in the Phanthiet Province in Vietnam, which is about 200 kilometers away from Saigon.
Men was one of the many boat people who escaped Vietnam and spent five days at sea trying to reach Malaysia.
www.professional-poker.com /poker-players/men-the-master-nguyen.htm   (731 words)

  
 The Pros: Men Nguyen
Men Nguyen grew up in Vietnam and fled the county in a boat in 1977.
Men “The Master” Nguyen got his nickname from one of his students.
Men replied back to his student that he was no longer was young, so the student just started calling him “The Master” and the nickname stuck.
www.pokerall-in.com /mennguyen.html   (360 words)

  
 Men the Master Nguyen - Poker Champion Men Nguyen
Men is certainly one of the more determined players around, which displeases a lot of lazier players.
Men is well known for is mentoring other players, usually from the Vietnamese community but not always.
Men's player mentoring no doubt led to a significant amount of softplaying in the past, and softplaying is a form of cheating, but such instances were rare when they occurred and Men now insists that his protégés play hard against him.
www.playwinningpoker.com /poker/players/men-nguyen   (299 words)

  
 David Pham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pham is the cousin of famous poker player Men "The Master" Nguyen.
After Nguyen's early success in professional poker, he opened up a cleaning business that Pham worked for.
Like many of Nguyen's workers, Pham would eventually take poker lessons from him and would later be active in the tournament circuit.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Pham   (343 words)

  
 Nguyen Van Be - The Strange Case of the Vietnames Late Hero
Believing Nguyen Van Be had been killed at the Cai Beo Canal, they invented s story saying that he had been captured, tortured, and had killed himself and 69 allied soldiers by exploding a detonator against an armored vehicle.
Seeing Nguyen Van Be on 4 August, he related to him all the tricks of the Liberation Front of the South is using with his name, his home village and his unit to cheat the other young men.
LTC Cu tells Nguyen Van Be at their meeting in Saigon on 4 August 1967: Having made a major hero out of you, the Viet Cong must now deny that you live.
www.psywarrior.com /BeNguyen.html   (4599 words)

  
 World Poker Tour - WPT Poker Shows, Pros, and Fans!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Men "The Master" Nguyen fled Vietnam in the dark of night by boat in 1978.
When Nguyen arrived in Los Angeles, he did not speak a word of English, but began taking ESL courses and landed a job as a machinist with Sun Net Tool.
Nguyen, a Buddhist, has used his winnings to help build temples and schools in his native Vietnam.
www.worldpokertour.com /media?x=bios_profile&id=4070   (279 words)

  
 World Series of Poker (Event 19, May 9, 1998)
Men Nguyen was steaming yesterday, because of the beats he took.
Men Nguyen and Kevin McBride had to wait until one player was eliminated (and there was more room at the table) before Jack McClelland would allow them to reverse their chairs and sit in them backwards.
Men did not appear to appreciate John's action, and took his full one minute countdown before folding.
www.conjelco.com /wsop98/event19.html   (5149 words)

  
 Men Nguyen
Born in Vietnam, Men Nguyen has always done things his way.
A very consistent winner, Men coaches Vietnamese students in his game—earning him the nickname “The Master.” He says he never reads poker books, but plays with a strategy that’s all his own.
Men donates part of his winnings to build Vietnam orphanages.
www.pokersourceonline.com /superstars/men-nguyen.asp   (215 words)

  
 Minh Nguyen Wins First Bracelet with A Little Help from Friend Men Nguyen
Minh Nguyen was poised on the brink of victory in WSOP event #7, seven-card stud hi-lo.
When the tournament got down to five players, Nguyen had a moderate chip lead of about $72,000 while his opponents were pretty closely grouped from about $48,000 to $58,000.
Nguyen has been playing poker for 14 years, and helped open and managed two cardrooms in Washington state.
www.casino.com /poker/Minh-Nguyen-Wins-First-Bracelet-with-A-Little-Help-from-Friend-Men-Nguyen.html   (1338 words)

  
 Men 'The Master' Nguyen is CardPlayer's Player of the Year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Men Nguyen also won CardPlayer's Player of the Year award in 1997, 2001 and 2003.
Men Nguyen, who lives in Bell Gardens, California, accumulated $973,620 in tournament winnings this year at various Player of the Year events.
In the end it was a close match between Men Nguyen and runner up John Pan, which was eventually decided in favor of Nguyen at the Trump Classic in Atlantic City.
www.professional-poker.com /news/2006/jan/418-men-nguyen-cardplayer.htm   (278 words)

  
 Poker Pages: Poker Articles: Mem "The Master" Nguyen
Men has been pictured in the winner's circle more than 80 times (including two Hall of Fame tourneys and four WSOP events: stud, stud/8, limit hold'em, and Omaha/8).
Men the poker player is truly "The Master." Men the man is even better.
Men Nguyen: I didn't realize how difficult it would be in the new land.
www.pokerpages.com /articles/interviews/men-nguyen01.htm   (3362 words)

  
 AsianWeek.com: Feature: Tony Nguyen, Sex Educator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Nguyen, who studied drafting in college, became involved in safe-sex education as a volunteer over 10 years ago.
Nguyen says that the actual time for certification to be a sex educator is very short, but experience goes a long way in this field.
Nguyen is probably the most experienced sex educator working with the Vietnamese American community in the Bay Area.
www.asianweek.com /2001_06_29/feature_sexeducator.html   (589 words)

  
 Poker players (card players) profiles information: Men Nguyen
Men "The Master" Nguyen is one of the most talented tournament players in the game these days and is also one of the most controversial.
Men escaped communist rule by boat in 1978, living in a refugee camp before arriving in Los Angeles in 1978 not knowing a word of English.
Nguyen is a Buddhist who donates part of his winnings to build orphanages in Vietnam.
poker.oddschecker.com /ukinternetpoker/id/poker-players-men-nguyen   (404 words)

  
 CasinoGaming.com -- World Series of Poker
Men the Master picked up the pot and knocked Hollink out in 6th place, good for $22,320.
Men the Master took the chip lead about 90 minutes into heads-up play when the betting limits increased to $10K-20K.
Men the Master's pair of sevens was the deciding hand.
www.casinogaming.com /wsop/2003/0514.html   (1090 words)

  
 Bicycle Casino’s Legends of Poker 2003, Event #20   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Nguyen, with A-2-4-J, had only a pair of jacks and a back-door low draw.
Nguyen, who started with 43k, at this point had increased his lead to $53,500 while his opponents were closely grouped in the $20,000 range.
Men “The Master” Nguyen has won more than 75 major tournaments over 17 years, including five World Series bracelets and four titles at the Hall of Fame and Four Queens.
www.casino.com /poker/article.asp?id=2439   (857 words)

  
 Men the Master - Professional Poker Player
Men Nguyen lives his version of the American dream.
Men the Master does it his own way.
Article on Men the Master and his Vietnamese poker cartel in LA Weekly.
www.buypokerchips.com /men-the-master.htm   (434 words)

  
 Poker Forum - Men Nguyen
Men is one player I truly respect and admire.
As for the guy that said his team dumps chips to him, most likely not true i have read interviews with men he doesnt need to cheat he is so good.
ivey is a great player also but does not have as many titles as men, he's been playing longer, ivey will have more wsop bracelets in his career he has 4 now.
www.homepokergames.com /vbforum/showthread.php?t=37179   (612 words)

  
 ::: The Official Site of Cal Poly Athletics - Men's Tennis :::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
(1/10/06) John Nguyen, a key meber of the Cal Poly men's tennis team, is currently ranked 54th in the nation.
John Nguyen, the only Mustang to make it to the semifinals, lost to K.C. Corkery of Stanford this morning with a score of 6-4, 6-2.
Nguyen, who entered the Regional competition as a number nine seed, is the only Mustang player headed to the Semifinals.
gopoly.com /tennis/mens   (1518 words)

  
 Poker.Net - 'Master' Finds 'Jesus'
He turns a relatively tense affair into a three-ring circus with his constant chatter to the other players, his strutting around the table like a banty rooster on steroids, his mugging to the audience and a running commentary on his hand and the hands of everyone else.
Men Nguyen made a 6 high straight with his 5 5 3 2 from the small blind.
Men put all his chips in the pot after the flop with A K 7 6 and two diamonds.
www.poker.net /headlines/articles/masterfindsjesus.htm   (1871 words)

  
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Men who began service in the military after marriage married about two years earlier than those who never served in the military, whereas those men who began service in the military before marriage married about 1.8 years later than those who never served in the military.
Men usually are under a greater pressure from the family in marriage matters, such as whom to marry, when and how.
Perhaps this is a transitional form of the old practice, according to which the family of a young man should be the one who initiates the marriage process and "chooses a good bride" for the man and the family.
www.unescap.org /esid/psis/population/journal/1997/v12n2a3.htm   (7747 words)

  
 Famous players of Texas Hold'em   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He is best known for his odd sun glasses he wears when participating in a hand and the use of fossils as card protectors.
Men “The Master” Nguyen, known as Men “The Master” because of the tedious steps he takes in preparation for tournaments to help him master the tournaments he enters in.
Not only is he tedious with his preparation but is usually the center of attention at any table he is at because of the antics and funny personality.
pubpages.unh.edu /~coreyf/finalproject1.html   (312 words)

  
 Bluff Magazine | The Thrill of Poker, Poker Rankings, Poker Tournament Coverage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
MEN: The web site is where we talk about my news and tournament victories; we have a message board too.
MEN: I believe that some people are born lucky.
People always ask me ‘Men, are you still sending money back home to the kids?’ When I say yes they give me one or two hundred to bring back for the kids there.
www.bluffmagazine.com /magazine/2004_12_37.asp   (1070 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
NGUYEN: The vets being honored today are also being courted by the candidates for President.
SCHNEIDER: Yeah, it is. While it is disproportionately men and that explains its support in the past and probably this year, too, for Republicans, it includes men from all backgrounds.
NGUYEN: The wizards and witches at the Hogwarts School are back on the big screen this summer.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0405/31/lol.03.html   (3028 words)

  
 National Heads-Up Poker Championship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In an early hand, Nguyen called 150 on the small blind with K2 spades.
Nguyen and Hellmuth checked the turn and the river came the queen of clubs.
Hellmuth's game proved to be too tough for Nguyen today, as Hellmuth put Nguyen all-in when Hellmuth had him dominated, A Q v.
www.headsuppokerchamp.net /episode2.html   (695 words)

  
 Men Nguyen
Men Nguyen discovered poker while on a trip to Las Vegas and was intrigued by the game and studied it meticulously to master it by playing every day and analyzing himself as a player.
Men Nguyen previously won the prestigious award in 1997, 2001 and 2002.
Along with the player of the year awards, Men "The Master" Nguyen has made 36 WSOP final tables and leads all other players by cashing 49 times in the WSOP.
www.pokerroyalty.com /men-nguyen.php   (955 words)

  
 Poker Champion Signs Endorsement Deal
Under the endorsement agreement, Men the Master will be the inspiration for an All In signature line of clothing, which will feature a specally designed gold version of the All In logo (a favorite color of "The Master").
This is ideal for All In, a brand that has been created out of a love for the game and designed to truly embody today's poker player.
Men "The Master" Nguyen said, "I am very happy and excited to be working with Micky and All In Fashion I feel it is the perfect company for me to be with and I am truly excited about having All In design a new line of signature poker clothing for my fans and me."
www.casinocitytimes.com /news/article.cfm?contentID=146963   (451 words)

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