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Minh Nguyen (born May 15) is a Vietnamese American
Vietnamese American

A Vietnamese American is a resident of the United States who is of Vietnamese people heritage. They make up about half of all overseas Vietnamese and are the fourth-largest Asian American group....
 professional poker
Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
 player is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet
World Series of Poker bracelet

The World Series of Poker bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP....
 winner, residing in Bell Gardens
Bell Gardens, California

Bell Gardens is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 44,054 at the 2000 census.Bell Gardens is notable for being one of the only five cities in Los Angeles County to permit casino gambling ....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
.

Nguyen learned to play poker from his cousin Men Nguyen
Men Nguyen

Men "The Master" Nguy?n is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player....
 and has gone on to become a regular on the poker tournament
Poker tournament

A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker.Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time....
 circuit since 1999.

Nguyen finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit
Betting (poker)

In the game of poker, the play largely centers around the act of gambling, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing....
 hold'em main event at the 2002 World Series of Poker
2002 World Series of Poker

The 2002 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe....
 (WSOP), earning $40,000. He went on to win a bracelet at the 2003 World Series of Poker
2003 World Series of Poker

The 2003 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe....
 in the $1,500 seven card stud hi-lo split event and would also finish 11th in the main event that year.

Nguyen earned a second WSOP bracelet at the 2004 WSOP in the $1,500 pot limit
Betting (poker)

In the game of poker, the play largely centers around the act of gambling, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing....
 hold'em event, and finished 2nd to Mark Seif
Mark Seif

Mark Seif is an Egyptian-United States Lawyer and professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada .Seif started playing poker at the age of six in his parents' home game, but did not gain widespread public recognition until finishing fourth in the second World Poker Tour event in August 2002....
 in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event at the 2005 WSOP.

Nguyen has yet to make a World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour

The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments featuring most of the world's professional players. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who now serves as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that controls the World Poker Tour....
 (WPT) final table, although he came close finishing in 7th place on the television bubble at the inaugural Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson

Doyle F. Brunson is an iconic American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several highly influential books on poker....
 North American Poker Championship, earning $ 60,000.






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Minh Nguyen (born May 15) is a Vietnamese American
Vietnamese American

A Vietnamese American is a resident of the United States who is of Vietnamese people heritage. They make up about half of all overseas Vietnamese and are the fourth-largest Asian American group....
 professional poker
Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
 player is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet
World Series of Poker bracelet

The World Series of Poker bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP....
 winner, residing in Bell Gardens
Bell Gardens, California

Bell Gardens is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 44,054 at the 2000 census.Bell Gardens is notable for being one of the only five cities in Los Angeles County to permit casino gambling ....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
.

Nguyen learned to play poker from his cousin Men Nguyen
Men Nguyen

Men "The Master" Nguy?n is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player....
 and has gone on to become a regular on the poker tournament
Poker tournament

A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker.Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time....
 circuit since 1999.

Nguyen finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit
Betting (poker)

In the game of poker, the play largely centers around the act of gambling, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing....
 hold'em main event at the 2002 World Series of Poker
2002 World Series of Poker

The 2002 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe....
 (WSOP), earning $40,000. He went on to win a bracelet at the 2003 World Series of Poker
2003 World Series of Poker

The 2003 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe....
 in the $1,500 seven card stud hi-lo split event and would also finish 11th in the main event that year.

Nguyen earned a second WSOP bracelet at the 2004 WSOP in the $1,500 pot limit
Betting (poker)

In the game of poker, the play largely centers around the act of gambling, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing....
 hold'em event, and finished 2nd to Mark Seif
Mark Seif

Mark Seif is an Egyptian-United States Lawyer and professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada .Seif started playing poker at the age of six in his parents' home game, but did not gain widespread public recognition until finishing fourth in the second World Poker Tour event in August 2002....
 in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event at the 2005 WSOP.

Nguyen has yet to make a World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour

The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments featuring most of the world's professional players. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who now serves as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that controls the World Poker Tour....
 (WPT) final table, although he came close finishing in 7th place on the television bubble at the inaugural Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson

Doyle F. Brunson is an iconic American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several highly influential books on poker....
 North American Poker Championship, earning $ 60,000. He also finish in 8th place at the 2005 World Poker Finals, earning $172,800.

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2003
2003 World Series of Poker

The 2003 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe....
$1,500 Seven-card stud
Seven-card stud

Seven-card stud is a List of poker variants of stud poker. Until the recent increase in popularity of Texas hold 'em, seven-card stud was the most popular poker variant in home games across the United States, and in casinos in the eastern part of the country....
 Hi-Lo Split		$106,020
2004
2004 World Series of Poker

The 2004 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January....
$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em$155,420


As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings have exceeded $2,100,000.

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