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

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