Scotty Nguyen gives his view on Modern Poker Players
This was published 11-11-2010Scotty Nguyen, five time winner of the World Series of Poker bracelet and repeat poker hall of fame nominee, has revealed that he feels as though the new generation of poker players rely too much on luck instead of on skill.
Nguyen claims that there are many different ways that people are playing Hold’em Poker today compared to the game that was played back in the old days when everyone played “right”. At present there are numerous people playing on luck rather than on skill and in the process they are taking many more chances. He does not feel that this change affects him as much as it does the other players and said “To me it really doesn’t matter because I love the challenge.”
The Vietnamese-born poker legend added that he is not afraid of the new generation and on the contrary, they fear him. He added that one cannot beat the game if you fear someone but you can beat the game if they fear you.
Scotty Nguyen was born in Vietnam and fled to Taiwan at the age of 11 where he spent almost 3 years living in a refugee camp while waiting for a sponsor family from the United States. He arrived in the U.S. at the age of 14 and was introduced to casino poker in Southern California after taking a job as a poker dealer in order to make ends meet. Scotty observed the winners and losers and learned a lot from them. He soon established himself as a formidable player by using his skill and new-found knowledge.
Scotty has since accumulated over $11,250,000.00 in live poker winnings and 47 1st place finishes under his belt. He has also cashed in over 250 live tournaments and amongst his many other wins, holds 5 W.S.O.P bracelets. He currently resides in Las Vegas and communicates on a daily basis with his fans on Twitter.
