Qui Nguyen

Qui Nguyen
Qui Nguyen (2016)
Personal information
Year of birth	1977
place of birth	Ho Chi Minh City
Nickname	Tommy Gun
place of residence	Las Vegas
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money	$ 8,005,310
Total prize money	$ 8,106,168
World Series of Poker
Bracelets	1
Cashes	6th
Best main event	Win ( 2016 )
Last updated: February 13, 2020

Qui Nguyen (* 1977 in Ho Chi Minh City ) is an American poker player . Nicknamed Tommy Gun , he won the World Poker Championship in 2016 .

Poker career

Nguyen has been taking part in renowned live tournaments since 2003 .

In July 2016 he played the Main Event of the World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and reached the final table with the second-largest chip stack, which was played from October 30, 2016. There he prevailed in the morning hours of November 2, 2016 after a long heads-up against Gordon Vayo and received a bracelet and a prize of over eight million US dollars .

Overall, Nguyen has earned over eight million dollars playing poker in live tournaments.

Web links

Commons : Qui Nguyen  - Collection of Images

• Official website (English)
• Qui Nguyen in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
• Qui Nguyen in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
• Qui Nguyen in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Qui Nguyen on pokernews.com, accessed on May 13, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Qui Nguyen in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on November 3, 2016 (English).
3. ↑ Qui Nguyen: 2016 WSOP November Nine Bio on pokerlistings.com from July 18, 2016, accessed on November 3, 2016 (English).
4. ↑ 47th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2016 ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship (Event # 68)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed November 3, 2016.