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  Scotty Nguyen - Poker World Series Champion Scotty Nguyen
Nguyen once stated that he has a very high win rate once he arrives at the final table.
Scotty is one of the best and most well-rounded poker players around.
Scotty Nguyen gonna win it tomorrow, baby." He did not win the event, but I think that is a key reason why he has such a high win rate.
www.poker-babes.com /bio/scotty-nguyen   (526 words)

  
  Scotty Nguyen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scotty Nguyen at a World Poker Tour event.
Nguyen is one of the most active players in professional poker today, and from 2000 to 2004 he finished in the money in more than 100 events.
Nguyen is noted for saying "baby" and "yeah baby" occasionally during poker matches as well as playing with lots of emotion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scotty_Nguyen   (238 words)

  
 Scotty Nguyen player profile - Professional-Poker.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Scotty Nguyen is one of the toughest and most aggressive tournament players on the pro circuit.
Scotty Nguyen was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam in 1962 and moved to America when he was 14.
Scotty Nguyen is a charismatic person so it's not weird to note that he appeared in a poker movie called The Big Blind (1999).
www.professional-poker.com /poker-players/scotty-nguyen.htm   (560 words)

  
 Scotty Nguyen @ Brooks International Speakers Bureau
Scotty Nguyen is one of the most aggressive poker players playing today and always plays to win, which is why he has one of the highest total tournament winnings of all time.
On the final hand, there was a full house on the board and Scotty told his opponent, Kevin McBride, "You call this one and it's all over, baby." McBride called and lost because Scotty had a higher full-house.
Scotty always seems to enjoy himself and one can usually find him laughing or making jokes at the table.
www.brooksinternational.com /scotty_nguyen.htm   (575 words)

  
 The Morning News :: Sports Page
Nguyen was in town for the Scotty Nguyen Challenge poker tournament at the Cherokee Casino in West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma.
Nguyen (appropriately pronounced "Win") and his entourage arrived in a white stretch limousine, matching his pearly white jacket and sparkling diamonds of his four WSOP bracelets.
Nguyen was in town to promote the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge, a series of No Limit, Texas Hold'em tournaments at three different Cherokee Casinos (West Siloam Springs, Roland and Tulsa) in Oklahoma.
www.nwaonline.net /articles/2005/11/02/sports/05hometeam.txt   (734 words)

  
 Scotty Nguyen Profile
Scotty Nguyen was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam in 1962 and moved to the United States at age 14.
Nguyen is one of the best and most well-rounded poker players around.
Scotty is always a presence at tournaments and some of his final table finishes include the Legends of Poker event, the Grand Slam of Poker, the World poker Open, and the World Poker Finals.
www.pokerstore.ca /profiles/profile-scotty-nguyen.php   (276 words)

  
 World Series of Poker (Event 24, May 14, 1998)
Scotty Nguyen: Sun glasses, fl and white dress shirt, white linen slacks, cream jacket, short white boots, lots of gold around his neck and on his fingers.
Nguyen, a well-known professional who had been riding a string of tournament successes earlier this year, was a poker dealer after arriving in the U.S. from his native Vietnam in 1979.
Nguyen reached THE final table with an appreciable but not overwhelming chip lead over his four opponents, and although he lost the lead several times to eventual runner-up Kevin McBride, his stack never dropped beneath $1,000,000.
conjelco.com /wsop98/event24.html   (6126 words)

  
 Case Ace Poker :: View topic - If you could play against one professional....
Scotty, who looked and sounded like he was well into his 6th or 7th Michelob, peeked down at his hole cards and exclaims "Blackjack!" and comes in for a raise.
Scotty is all smiles, jibber-jabbering, takes a swig of beer and says something like "this going to be best move ever" and comes back over the top with a big re-re-raise.
Scotty re raises the river and wins, shows his hand to the crowd behind him leaving Farha looking like he was supposed to see those cards too.
forums.caseacepoker.com /viewtopic.php?p=8544   (1184 words)

  
 A Championship For the Ages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
We were playing shorthanded poker, and Scotty Nguyen had casually and correctly tossed pocket aces away twice in the span of 18 hands.
Scotty Nguyen had $19,000 left, Jim Lester's chips were denting the table, and if anyone was going to have a chance to get Lester, it was probably going to be Sarkeshik.
Scotty won the next hand in a walk from the big blind, and the hand after that raising from the small blind.
www.casino.com /poker/A-Champion-For-the-Ages.html   (4535 words)

  
 Design by Fire: Crucial mistakes against Scotty Nguyen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Scotty paused and check to me. I didn't want to get check raised, and since I was not liking my kicker, I went ahead and checked behind him to get a free card.
Scotty had something like two or three big bets left, and he checked raised me. He was seriously crippled and I could knock him out.
Scotty pulled out a cigarette, and stormed away outside to go smoke, yelling at everyone around the entire time about me. I had pissed him off big time, but he cooled off outside, and with those two and half bets, Scotty caught a huge rush and came back to win the thing.
www.designbyfire.com /000010.html   (1477 words)

  
 Scotty Nguyen - CityPoker.info - World's Most Popular Online Poker Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Scotty studied the players who game to his table, carefully watching how they played or mis-played the cards he dealt to them.
Scotty vowed that he would never make the same mistakes that he saw at his table.
Scotty is now known as one of the best professional players in the game.
www.citypoker.info /poker-pro-Scotty-Nguyen   (202 words)

  
 Scotty Nguyen - Poker Player Profiles - Blind Bet Poker
Nguyen likes to perpetuate the legend that he was born with a deck of cards in his hands.
As a confident competitor, Scotty Nguyen would be all bark and no bite if he wasn’t one of the top players in the world.
A showman and a champion, Scotty Nguyen is a colourful and exciting player to watch anytime he sits down.
www.blindbetpoker.com /profiles/scotty-nguyen.html   (398 words)

  
 "You Don't Talk Trash, You Can't Win"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Scotty had gotten a sizeable chip lead after #129, and they played a big pot on #130, when Scotty made it $16,000 from the SBB, Phil called, and then bet out at the Ac-Qh-4h flop, with Scotty calling.
Scotty didn't say anything for the next four hands, and the next thing Scotty Nguyen said was really shocking, but it wasn't because he was out of line, not in the least.
Scotty might have wished he kept the offer open longer, because he made a wheel two hands later to take a bigger lead, and then a flush and a wheel the hand after that to reduce Hellmuth's stack to $80,000.
www.casino.com /poker/You-Dont-Talk-Trash-You-Cant-Win.html   (4616 words)

  
 BACK TO PREVIOUS PAGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Nguyen (pronounced "win") fled Vietnam in 1979 on a small boat that was stranded in the South Pacific.
In his spare time, Nguyen started playing for low-stakes and entered small daily tournaments that are were common in Las Vegas (and remain so).
Nguyen's first big break came when he won the Omaha High-Low split event at the 1997 World Series of Poker.
www.terracefence.com /nguyen.htm   (252 words)

  
 The 2+2 Forums: what's the odd on scotty nguyen choking again?
Scotty is not my absolute favorite player, but he is one sharp bastard, brain-wise and pimp-wise.
Scotty has 1.2M when it was 7-handed and by the time the TV bubble burst he was up to 2.1M.
The river card is the 8s, and Nguyen makes the nut flush to eliminate Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi in second place, where he earns $566,352.
forumserver.twoplustwo.com /showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=tv&Number=4520961&page=0&fpart=all   (1321 words)

  
 The World Poker Tour Championship Death Wish
Scotty’s exposed bluff may have tilted Juanda, but it has had the opposite effect on his tablemates.
Scotty Nguyen is a WSOP Champion and a consistent world-class player.
But Scotty is not the first, or the last, world-class player to succumb to the poker death wish.
www.canadianpokerplayer.com /pokerarticles/article.asp?article=135   (1073 words)

  
 Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge Kicks off Tomorrow | Poker News
One of the most social characters in the history of poker, 1998 Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen, is hosting a series of poker tournaments that kick off tomorrow.
Scotty will be playing in all the events, and who knows, maybe you will be in a hand with him, and he will say 'You call, and its gonna be all over, baby.'
One thing Scotty knows is his jewelry, and this bracelet is sure to stand out.
www.pokernews.com /news/2006/6/scotty-nguyen-poker-challenge.htm   (379 words)

  
 POKER PLAYER PROFILES - Scotty Nguyen
Scotty Nguyen is one of the most aggressive poker players playing today and always plays to win, which is why he has one of the highest total tournament winnings of all time.
Although his super-confident and aggressive style sometimes gets him into trouble, it is also the reason why he has so many titles - including winning the World Series in 1998.
On the final hand, there was a full house on the board and Scotty told his opponent, Kevin McBride, "You call this one and it's all over, baby." McBride called and lost because Scotty had a higher full-house.
www.homepokergames.com /scotty.php   (100 words)

  
 World Series of Poker (Event 7, April 27, 1998)
Scotty probably thought that Jeff had none of that or that he couldn't call with just a piece of it, but he was wrong.
Scotty Nguyen, 35, a Vietnamese-born tournament veteran, took third place, his second final table and third money finish at this WSOP.
Nguyen is riding a run of tournament successes this year and pledged that "you will see me at more final tables here." He has now won $244,462 at the WSOP.
www.conjelco.com /wsop98/event7.html   (4567 words)

  
 The Prince Reigns Supreme at World Poker Open
It was a basically a two-horse race between Nguyen and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi during the final television table.
Nguyen started as the chip leader with $2,144,000 in chips, while Mizrachi was second with $1,271,000.
Nguyen held the lead for the first hour and half until Mizrachi took down a $1.4 million pot against him, vaulting him to a $300,000 chip lead.
www.pokernewsdaily.com /news.asp?news=307   (325 words)

  
 Poker Forum - Scotty Nguyen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Scotty is the man. When he went all in against Jonathon Kaplan w/ 10's and Kaplan had JJ.
Scotty's facial expression when he nods, cracked me up for hours.
i played with scotty about a month ago, and just sittin at the table with him is intimidating enough, he uses his rep for an advantage, which is genuis.
www.homepokergames.com /vbforum/showthread.php?t=37201   (614 words)

  
 Scotty Nguyen World Poker Open Champion
Scotty pondered for a bit and then, without further ado, said, “I’m all-in, baby.” Mizrachi called, but his Ah-Jc was no match for Nguyen’s As-Qs.
Scotty Nguyen made history as the first player in this popular Tunica series to make two consecutive championship event final tables.
Nguyen also has four WSOP gold bracelets to his credit, and won the WSOP Championship in 1998.
pokerworks.com /article-436.html   (947 words)

  
 poker: Scotty on Conan...
Scotty Nguyen is on Late Night with Conan O'Brien right now.
It was one of those cases where what seemed like a good idea died because Conan never talked to Scotty beforehand, and Scotty hasn't done anything like this before (my assumption).
Scotty should be on in like 10 or 15 minutes.
community.livejournal.com /poker/70902.html   (175 words)

  
 Scotty Nguyen - one of the highest earning poker players
Scotty Nguyen is one of the highest earning poker players of all time.
Now residing in Las Vegas, Nguyen is another professional poker player who emigrated from Vietnam.
Nguyen placed third in the “Aruba Poker Classic,” as well as sixth in both the “PartyPoker Million” and the “Five Diamond World Poker Classic.” He won $178,534 from the tournaments
www.online-poker-beginners-guide.com /Scotty-Nguyen.htm   (98 words)

  
 World Poker Open 2005 - Day 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Also at this final table are two of poker's most respected players: Chau Giang and Scotty Nguyen.
Scotty Nguyen has a unmatched style all his own, whether it’s his white leather boots, blue-tinted shades, gold necklaces and pendants, incessant chatter, Michelob-guzzling toasts, or relentless aggression when he senses opponents’ weakness.
Nguyen is one of four foreign-born players at the final table.
www.wptinsider.com /News/S3/EU/worldpokeropen2005_3.asp   (1914 words)

  
 CasinoGaming.com -- World Series of Poker
Besides, Scotty Nguyen was on fire at the time and Scotty was putting the table on tilt with his arrogant attitude toward his opponents.
It was Scotty who disappointed the Fan Club with Q 10 and a 10 on the flop.
When Joel Chaseman showed Scotty a bluff with the worthless 3 2 of Diamonds on a huge pot, the invincibility Nguyen had so successfully portrayed for so long was shattered.
www.casinogaming.com /wsop/may1202.html   (1171 words)

  
 1991-2000 / Scotty Nguyen: 'You Call This One And It's All Over, Baby'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Scotty Nguyen likes the idea that he was born with a deck in his hand.
Scotty likes to say: “Winning is everything, baby!” In fact, he always adds “baby”.
Nguyen said then: “You call this one and it’s all over, baby”.
www.launchpoker.com /personalities/wsop_winners/1991_2000/-scotty-nguyen-   (359 words)

  
 Scotty Nguyen's New Gig - Card Squad
Scotty Nguyen recently signed a sponsorship deal with an Oklahoma casino.
Scotty’s deal requires him to wear Cherokee Casino gear at all final table appearances.
I went home and checked their website which had been updated: http://www.cherokeecasino.com/event_calendar/event_details/snwss.htm and said that they were supposed to have a tournament at the moment I was there, and Scotty Nguyen himself was supposed to be there.
www.cardsquad.com /2005/11/01/scotty-nguyens-new-gig   (711 words)

  
 Scotty Nguyen - Professional Poker Player Profile
Scotty Nguyen came to the U.S. from South Vietnam in 1974 at the age of 14, shortly thereafter getting his start on the card table in back-room poker games in his new home of Orange County.
Scotty was immortalized in the 1998 World Series of Poker Championship, saying to Kevin McBride: "You call this one, and it's all over, baby!" McBride called, and it was all over.
A character and a charmer to be sure, Scotty Nguyen can often be seen at the tables in Las Vegas with a beer in his hand, gleaming as the river hits and crushes his oponnent.
www.pokerpages.com /players/profiles/358/scotty-nguyen.htm   (900 words)

  
 CardPlayer.com - Player Database - Bio for Scotty Nguyen of Henderson, NV
Nguyen won the World Series of Poker championship bracelet, and has not looked back since.
Scotty was born Thuan Nguyen in Vietnam on Oct. 28, 1962.
At the suggestion of an employer, Thuan decided to go by the name Scotty, because it was easier to pronounce.
www.cardplayer.com /players/bio/Scotty-Nguyen/494   (325 words)

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