Scotty Nguyen

Scotty Nguyen has an interesting story about how he got started playing poker. He came over in a boat from Vietnam. He stumbled on poker during a trip to Las Vegas and was hooked on the game. He would go home and think about what it would take to become a great poker player. He played every weekend and a year later, he entered his first tournament. He has not looked back since.
Some of his accomplishments include first place in Seven Card Stud and Lowball at the 2003 World Series of Poker, first place in the Omaha HiLo and the Pot Limit Hold'em events at the World Poker Challenge, first in the mixed games at the Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino, and first in Limit Holdem at Foxwoods World Poker Finals. His final table appearances could fill several pages on this site.In 2001, he was ranked number one. He was also player of the year in 1997. He has truly earned his name: "The Master".