The Tragic Fate of Scotty Nguyen

The Tragic Fate of Scotty Nguyen: the untold story behind poker's "Prince." We look at how Scotty Nguyen's rise from a Vietnamese refugee boy to WSOP Main Event champion and five-time bracelet winner was shadowed by tragedy at nearly every turn. Stay tuned to see the harrowing boat escape, the millions won and lost, the 1998 Main Event triumph, and the infamous 2008 HORSE Championship meltdown that changed how the poker world saw him.
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00:00 Scotty Win's Tragic Poker Story
00:40 Growing Up in Wartime Vietnam
02:05 Twenty-Three Days Adrift at Sea
03:22 An Impossible Choice at Sea
03:54 Rescued by a Taiwanese Ship
05:01 From Taiwan to America
06:18 Dealing Cards in Las Vegas
07:07 Turning Two Hundred Into a Million
08:41 The Fortune Lost Repeatedly
09:35 Climbing Back With First Bracelet
10:37 Scraping Together a Satellite Seat
11:32 Broke Refugee Reaches Main Event Final
12:10 Heads-Up Showdown With Kevin McBride
13:00 Brother's Death the Next Day
14:07 Two More Bracelets in 2001
14:40 Eleventh Place Heartbreak in 2007
15:18 The 2008 HORSE Championship Showdown
16:42 Beer, Insults and a Meltdown
18:13 Winning the Chip Reese Trophy
19:02 Denial, Then a Public Apology
20:30 A Warning at the L.A. Poker Classic
21:06 Hall of Fame Snub Over One Night
21:48 A Gentleman Loved by Fans
22:24 Still Winning at Fifty-Five
23:22 Why This Is a Tragic Story
24:43 Freedom as Gift and Curse
25:53 That's Poker, Baby