Vietnamese-American poker player
Minh Nguyen Nickname(s) Pokerhost Residence Bell Gardens, California , U.S.Born May 15 Bracelet(s) 2 Money finish(es) 26 Highest ITM Main Event finish 11th, 2003 Title(s) None Final table(s) None Money finish(es) 4 Information last updated on 12 September 2009 .
Minh Van Nguyen [ 1] (Vietnamese : Nguyễn Văn Minh ; born May 15), a Vietnamese American professional poker player, is a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner residing in Bell Gardens , California .
Nguyen finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em Main Event at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP), earning $40,000.[ 2] He went on to win a bracelet at the 2003 World Series of Poker in the $1,500 seven-card stud hi-lo split event, and would finish 11th in the Main Event later that year.[ 3] [ 4]
Nguyen earned a second WSOP bracelet at the 2004 WSOP in the $1,500 pot limit hold'em event, and finished 2nd to Mark Seif in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event at the 2005 WSOP .[ 5] [ 6]
Nguyen finished in 7th place at the inaugural Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, earning $60,000.[ 7] He finished in 8th place at the 2005 World Poker Finals, earning $172,800.[ 8]
World Series of Poker bracelets
Year
Tournament
Prize (US$)
2003
$1,500 Seven-card stud Hi-Lo Split
$106,020
2004
$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em
$155,420
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings have exceeded $2,100,000.[ 9] His 26 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,033,671 of those winnings.[ 10]
References
^ "2006 Mirage Poker Showdown: World Poker Tour Season 5 Tournament Results" . UltimatePokerForum.com . February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 .
^ "33rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2002, Championship Event" . The Hendon Mob . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split" . The Hendon Mob . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "Minh Nguyen's profile on The Hendon Mob" . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved November 25, 2023 .
^ "35th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2004, Pot Limit Hold'em" . The Hendon Mob . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, No Limit Hold'em" . The Hendon Mob . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "2004 Festa al Lago III Poker Tournament, The Doyle Brunson North American No Limit Hold'em Poker Championship" . The Hendon Mob . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "2005 World Poker Finals, WPT - No Limit Hold'em" . The Hendon Mob . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "Minh Nguyen's Poker Statistics" . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved November 25, 2023 .
^ "Minh Nguyen" . WSOP.com . Retrieved March 26, 2024 .
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