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Thuan "Scotty" Nguyen
(b. October 28, 1962 in Nha Trang, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American professional poker player.
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. He won the 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event and has 4 WSOP bracelets to his name.
Nguyen is noted for saying "baby" and "yeah baby" frequently during poker matches as well as playing with lots of emotion. He also has coined the phrase "That's poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat.
On the final hand of the 1998 World Series of Poker's main event, a full house was dealt on the table. Nguyen made the memorable quote to his opponent Kevin McBride: "You call, going be all over baby!" McBride called, and it was all over. Nguyen beat McBride with a better full house.
After making several World Poker Tour (WPT) final tables, Nguyen finally won a WPT event in January 2006, defeating Michael Mizrachi heads-up in the fourth season Gold Strike World Poker
World Series of Poker Bracelets
Year |
Tournament |
Prize |
|---|---|---|
1997 |
$2,000 Omaha 8 or Better |
$156,000 |
1998 |
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em world Championship |
$1,000,000 |
2001 |
$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em |
$178,480 |
2001 |
$5,000 Hi-Lo Split Eight or better |
$287,580 |
| 2008 | $50,000 H.O.R.S.E |
$1,989,120 |
Poker Clip - 1998 WSOP Heads Up Final - "You call, going be all over baby!"