I remember seeing Scotty Nguyen slowly making his way through the Atlanta airport a couple years ago with his wife or girlfriend (I have no idea what his marital status was at the time). I’m not a gawker nor am I a hound, and I decided to simply watch him as he walked down the terminal. He was a very slight man, and the only tell he had was his Oklahoma casino jacket.
He takes down the $50k HORSE event this morning at the World Series of Poker, adding to his 11th place finish in last year’s WSOP ME. I must admit that I’ve always thought of him as a caricature rather than one of the top players in the world. Yet here is a guy who has now won five WSOP bracelets, including two Omaha 8 or better titles, a PLO bracelet, the 1998 WSOP Main Event, and now the biggest cash of his career, the $50k HORSE title. This is no fluke. This vaults Scotty right up there in the annals of the greatest tournament players in the game.
Tags: HORSE, Scotty Nguyen, World Series of Poker, WSOP
