Scotty Nguyen - ''Yeah Baby''Scotty Nguyen is a world-class poker player. Born in Nha Trang, South Vietnam, on October 28th, 1962, and originally named Thuan Nguyen, Scotty moved to the US in 1979, specifically to play poker. Scotty was raised as one of fifteen children, and has stated that he credits his successes - $6,700,000 in winnings by 2006 - to his mother. He said: "she spent every penny she could save to send me to the United States. Without her I'd never have made it."Nguyen has also revealed that he reached a major milestone as a poker player at age 23, when his winnings topped $1 million. He celebrated the fact with a session at Caesars Palace and lost 99 percent of the sum. He has said it was an extremely tough lesson to learn, but also an experience that made him determined to succeed in the game. Do you want instant cash bonuses; sign-up and reload bonuses? If so, BodogPoker is for you!! Bodog.com is a very popular online Sports/Poker/Casino website which offers a great player points system along with many free-roll tournaments! Are you ready to win a seat into this year's World Series of Poker Main Event? Bodog Poker has built the best reputation for Online Gaming by nailing four key service points; offering quick and simple depositing methods, instant cash bonuses, fast payouts, and the most impressive customer service department in the industry! Join Bodog Poker today! Success certainly did come to him eventually. His titles in the game include four World Series of Poker bracelets - he took the main event prize in 1998 - as well as one World Poker Tour award. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. As well as his success, his fame owes much to his being one of the most active professional players in poker; between 2000 and 2004, he finished in the prize-winning ranks in over 100 separate events. Scotty is also renowned throughout the poker world for his flashy, slick image and cool attitude, represented by his unique hairstyle and always wearing shades. His surname is pronounced "win," which has led to Scotty coining the phrase "Scotty Wins" - a play on his name - and using it to intimidate opponents. He is also very well known for being a player who lets his emotions show during games. The most famous manifestation of this is his repeated shouts of "baby" and "yeah baby" at opponents during his matches. He also has a tendency to shout down losing opponents with the phrase "That's poker, baby!" The most famous example of Scotty's bravado was probably during the final hand of the main event at the 1998 World Series of Poker. A full house had been dealt on the table, and Nguyen made the memorable statement to his opponent, Kevin McBride, "You call, going be all over baby!" McBride did call, and it was indeed "all over," Nguyen beating McBride with a full house of nines-over-eights. The hand won Scotty $1 million and a legendary gold bracelet. Win your seat into the next 2010 WSOP or WPT event by joining Bodog Poker and playing in a satellite tournament! --- by Bones McCoy at Poker Room on November 03, 2006
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