Minh Nguyen | |
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Nguyen in the 2005 World Series of Poker
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Nickname(s) | Pokerhost |
Residence | Bell Gardens, California, U.S. |
Born | May 15 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 2 |
Money finish(es) | 26 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish |
11th, 2003 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 4 |
Minh Van Nguyen (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 learned to play poker from his cousin, poker professional Men Nguyen, and has gone on to become a regular on the poker tournament circuit since 1999.
Nguyen finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP), earning $40,000. 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.
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.
Nguyen finished in 7th place at the inaugural Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, earning $60,000. He also finished in 8th place at the 2005 World Poker Finals, earning $172,800.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings have exceeded $2,100,000. His 26 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,033,671 of those winnings.