Thuan Nguyen
Nguyen, also known as Scotty and "the prince", has all the qualities a professional poker player needs. Nguyen is loved by the poker crowd, he is always self-confident which is very important in poker playing and he is among the highest money-makers in the world of poker. He is considered highly successful, intelligent and aggressive player.
Nguyen arrived to the United States in 1979 from his native Vietnam. He began his poker career as a dealer while learning how to play from this position. His poker table trademark is his outstanding confidence.
Calculated Player
Nguyen is not an easy going poker player; in fact, he is one of the most aggressive poker players, and not every player can stand up to his pressure for a very long time. He has a total gaming combined with clever pieces of thinking and calculated risk.
Nguyen has the habit of sticking out for many reasons, and one in particular is his outstanding appearance. He is very stylish, usually wearing a lot of jewelry and has elegant and smooth phrases such as this famous one "You call this one and it's all over, baby". This phrase was used by him while playing against Kevin McBride in the final of a serious tournament and the final round cards made a full house. Finally Kevin called and lost the hand because Scotty had a higher full-house.
Achievements
Nguyen is a poker millionaire and one of the best money making in the poker industry. In 2004 he stood on an amount of almost $4 million from poker playing alone.
He played in numerous tournaments and won 4 WSOP titles during the years he is been a professional poker player.
Secret of Success
Nguyen says the secret to his success is his confidence, and his exact words were "When I look down, I always see aces baby". He plays to win, and maybe this is why he is a winner.
