The beginnings of poker career Nguyen were not so happy. Before we sat down to the green table, to play the first batch of professional, Scotty has come a long way from poor families in southern Vietnam to the United States.

Came to the U.S. as a boy czternastoletni in the second half of the 70s After a short stay in Chicago came to California, where he was first introduced to the poker. Scotty was played more frequently, as an increasing rate, a modest, smoky salki mention the legitimate clubs. He was only one small problem still przegrywał. Then it decided that the dealer, and so happened. Nguyen podglądał tactics winners, losers wpadki remember, observe, register and still be taught. And even drew up a list of the errors, which decided to avoid.

His real career began in Las Vegas. Went there in 1989. The first two years were full and wzlotów, and falls - not all errors could be immediately eliminated from the game. The problem is that Scotty could not afford loses revenue from poker included the assistance of a large family (no czternaścioro siblings). With such a strong motivation not left him nothing less than the climb up. And so it happened.

At the age of 23 years Scotty Nguyen for the first time in dorobił million dollars bankrollu. It was a great success, worthy of honor in luxurious conditions. Scotty then went to Caesars Palace and ... there has been 99 percent of their money. The conclusion of this painful lesson was simple: we must be starać.Jego career gathered pace in 1995 - then took off for the first time in World Series of Poker. Two years later he was already in your gold bracelets and 157 thousand U.S. dollars to win the tournament in Omaha. Indeed, in this variant of poker is the best results. To date, the sum of all his winnings reached a ceiling of 5 million dollars.

During the World Poker Series finals in 1998, when at the table were only Nguyen and Kevin McBride, Scotty threw carelessly towards his opponent: "Make me and baby to the end." McBride checked. And it was his end. A Scotty million U.S. dollars went to the win. Scotty is a very player himself, playing aggressively, always repeated that the most important thing is to win a game after that to win. When the table is constantly kidding, it is free, cheerful, and each of its golden mean end favorite word: baby.