24 Facts About Scotty Nguyen

Scotty Nguyen is the first and only player to win both the WSOP Main Event and $50,000 Players' Championship.

Scotty Nguyen came to the United States at the age of 14 after finding a sponsor in Orange County, California.

Scotty Nguyen was expelled from school for spending too much time in underground poker games.

Scotty Nguyen described himself as a "fish" but wanted to gamble regardless.

Scotty Nguyen's luck improved in 1985 when he was invited to Lake Tahoe to deal in a no-limit Hold'em tournament.

Scotty Nguyen dealt all day and played cash games all night with the meager bankroll he brought with him.

Scotty Nguyen built his bankroll to $7,000 and felt he was invincible.

Scotty Nguyen returned to Las Vegas and gambled his bankroll up to $1 million.

Scotty Nguyen's name spread around Vegas and soon he began playing poker with Johnny Chan, Puggy Pearson, and David Grey.

Scotty Nguyen purchased a Chevrolet Camaro for $17,000, a Corvette for $21,000, and a condominium for $60,000 all in cash.

Scotty Nguyen lived in Caesars Palace and was winning $50,000 to $900,000 a night.

Scotty Nguyen had to rebuild his bankroll after losing his million.

Unfortunately, Scotty Nguyen blew this bankroll again and was completely broke shortly before the 1998 World Series of Poker.

Scotty Nguyen had to play in a small satellite tournament which he did not even have enough money to buy into.

However, Scotty Nguyen's read hadn't been correct and McBride had won the pot, bringing him back in the game.

Scotty Nguyen earned a second-place finish at the 2007 World Series of Poker in the seven card stud high low split eight or better event won by Eli Elezra.

Scotty Nguyen stated after the event that he hadn't played cash games in over two years because he enjoys a friendly environment which is difficult in serious cash games.

Scotty Nguyen nearly made the final table of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, finishing in 11th place out of a field of 6,358 and earning $476,926.

Scotty Nguyen cited issues like exhaustion, frustration with the perceived gloating of Michael DeMichele, and pressure to succeed as reasons for his unconventional behavior.

Since the incident, Scotty Nguyen has refused to drink alcoholic beverages during televised games.

Scotty Nguyen has made appearances on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour playing Elimination Blackjack.

Scotty Nguyen made an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in April 2004.

In January 2012, Scotty Nguyen was named as team captain of the Expekt Poker pro team for EPT Deauville.

In 2013, Scotty Nguyen was voted into the Poker Hall of Fame along with fellow WSOP Main Event winner, Tom McEvoy.