Scotty Nguyen Lost A Pot And Yelled For His Cocktail. Legend Or Out Of Line?

At the 2008 World Series of Poker's $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship final table, Scotty Nguyen lost a hand to Michael DeMichele, whose four beat his three (A♠ 4♦ against A♣ 3♠ on 5♥ 5♦ A♥ 2♥ 2♦), then yelled for his cocktail on ESPN's broadcast. Nguyen beat DeMichele heads-up for the title and $1,989,120, and later apologized to his fans in a comment on CardPlayer.com. A viewer asked us for this one.
Footage: ESPN's broadcast of the 2008 World Series of Poker, as uploaded by Pigskin's Poker, Racing, Sports & Old Stuff on February 13, 2025 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmIsbmPoy38), and PokerGO's cut of it, March 1, 2021, for the opening (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpe2OURS_BM).
Sources: Card Player, August 21, 2008 (https://www.cardplayer.com/?p=1046126); Wikipedia, "2008 World Series of Poker", read November 2, 2026 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_World_Series_of_Poker).
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