Minh Nguyen

For other uses, see Minh Nguyen (disambiguation).

Minh Van Nguyen^[1] (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Văn Minh; born May 15), a Vietnamese American professional poker player, is a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner residing in Bell Gardens, California.

Minh Nguyen
Nguyen in the 2005 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)	Pokerhost
Residence	Bell Gardens, California, U.S.
Born	May 15
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	2
Money finish(es)	26
Highest WSOP Main Event finish	11th, 2003
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	None
Money finish(es)	4
Information last updated on 12 September 2009.

Nguyen finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em Main Event at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP), earning $40,000.^[2] He went on to win a bracelet at the 2003 World Series of Poker in the $1,500 seven-card stud hi-lo split event, and would finish 11th in the Main Event later that year.^[3][4]

Nguyen earned a second WSOP bracelet at the 2004 WSOP in the $1,500 pot limit hold'em event, and finished 2nd to Mark Seif in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event at the 2005 WSOP.^[5][6]

Nguyen finished in 7th place at the inaugural Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, earning $60,000.^[7] He finished in 8th place at the 2005 World Poker Finals, earning $172,800.^[8]

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
2003	$1,500 Seven-card stud Hi-Lo Split	$106,020
2004	$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	$155,420

As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings have exceeded $2,100,000.^[9] His 26 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,033,671 of those winnings.^[10]