Scotty Nguyen Has Shot at Making History at World Poker Tour Championship
April 24, 2009
This years WPT championship winners place could be a whole lot more special for one player.
Scotty Nguyen would make history if he was to take down the tournament in first place, winning $2,149,960 at the tournament which is been held at the Bellagio.
The win would mean that Nguyen would become the player that had won the highest amount of cash in poker of all time, taking his winnings to $12.6 million.
The current title is held by 2006 winner Jamie Gold who has a total cashing at $12.1 million to date.
The prospect of becoming the new all time poker player who won the most cash playing poker is some thing Nguyen is willing to play for, saying:
That’s my goal. That’s what I promise the poker world and the fans.
The player is definately one that has alot of confidence in his own ability, stating earlier in the year at the Poker Classics that if he didn’t make $4 million by the end of 2009 World Series of Poker, he would quit poker.
Nguyen is so sure that his ability will lead him to exceed that figure that he has wagered a bet with Mike Matusow, another professional poker player, that he would succeed in his goal, getting 3 to 1 odds.
Nguyen said:
He’s dead, Count on it baby, he’s dead.
Although he enters the final 10 without the chip lead, Nguyen isn’t panicing about that saying:
I’m just going to play Scotty Nguyen style, baby, fearless, baby, fearless and confident.
Confidence is high with Nguyen and he was quick to say:
Think about it, how many people do you know who will look straight at the camera and say ‘I will win four million dollars this year’? None. I’m the only one. That’s why they have people betting on me five to one, four to one, three to one, you know, baby? I take it all. “Whoever wants to bet against me, I take it all. I told you, this is my year.
On thing is for sure, this is action that all poker fans will be watching very closely.
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