Minh Nguyen
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"Minh Van Nguyen", a Vietnamese American professional poker player, is a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner residing in Bell Gardens, California/Bell Gardens, California.

Nguyen learned to play poker from his cousin Men Nguyen and has gone on to become a regular on the poker tournament circuit since 1999.

Nguyen finished 24th in the $10,000 betting (poker)/no limit hold'em main event at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP), earning $40,000. He went on to win a WSOP bracelet/bracelet at the 2003 World Series of Poker in the $1,500 seven card stud/seven card stud hi-lo split event and would also finish 11th in the main event that year.

Nguyen earned a second WSOP bracelet at the World Series of Poker, 2004/2004 WSOP in the $1,500 betting (poker)/pot limit hold'em event, and finished 2nd to Mark Seif in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event at the World Series of Poker, 2005/2005 WSOP.

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

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