 Scotty
Nguyen is
one
of
the
more
charming
and
relaxed
players
in
the
poker
circuit.
With
his
casual “That’s
poker
baby!” line
used
at
the
tables,
he
is
one
of
the
favourites
to
watch
during
televised
games.
Nguyen
has
had
a
background
in
poker
and
card
games
since
his
childhood,
when
he
was
expelled
from
school
for
spending
more
time
playing
cards
than
time
in
the
class
room.
He
eventually
landed
a
job
as
a
dealer
t
a
local
casino
in
Orange
County
where
he
says
he
learned
more
about
the
game
from
that
experience
than
any
other.
He
was
able
to
watch
the
players
and
fine
tune
his
own
game
based
on
dealing
for
others.
The
1998
World
Series
of
Poker
is
one
of
the
pinnacle
points
in
Scotty’s
career. Battling Kevin McBride for the championship he has been remembered as
saying "You call this one, and it's all over, baby!”, when the board
read a full house. McBride called, claiming he was playing the board, and Scotty
defeated him with a bigger full house giving him the $1,000,000 and championship
in hand. The very next day his brother was struck by a car in Vietnam and passed
away. Scotty has not worn his 1998 bracelet since.
He
has
accomplished
more
than
most
players
during
his
career
including
5
WSOP
bracelets
which
includes
the
most
recent
one
which
was
from
the
2008
WSOP
$50,000
HORSE
event.
Although
he
is
usually
known
for
his
pleasant
demeanour,
this
event
proved
to
be
the
exact
opposite.
During
the
airing
of
the
event,
players
at
home
watched
as
a
very
intoxicated
and
belligerent
Scotty
took
down
hand
after
hand
while
at
the
same
time
throwing
out
insults .
He
made
a
public
apology
the
days
following
the
broadcast
of
the
event.
Other
accomplishments
for
Nguyen
include
a
second
place
in
the
2007
WSOP
Seven
Card
Stud
8,
and
11th
place
in
the
2007
World
Series
of
Poker
Main
Event.
Total
winnings
exceed
$9,700,000
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