Poker Hall of Famer Scotty Nguyen, the winner of the 1998 main event, was one in every of 91 players to go into this year’s $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship. It’s an event that the 53-year-old poker pro took down in 2008 for his fifth career bracelet.

Nguyen have been having a lackluster summer so far, but he nearly won a bracelet in event no. 8 ($1,500 H.O.R.S.E). He finished eighth out of 778 players in that event.

His results during the last few summers demonstrate that he’s still a threat in every tournament he enters on the annual summer poker festival. Card Player caught up with Nguyen on Sunday, moments after he was eliminated from the Poker Players Championship.

Brian Pempus: How are you feeling about your game this WSOP?

Scotty Nguyen: You already know baby, I’ve been playing so, so good and they’ve been getting lucky on me at the river. Every hand. That’s how poker runs. You might be in trouble in the event you don’t have a bit luck behind you.

BP: Has a nasty run of cards been something that’s easier to deal with as you grow older? Is it pretty easy to simply move directly to the following tournament?

SN: Yes, that’s what I do. Next, baby.

BP: How does it feel to be within the Poker Hall of Fame? Was being inducted many years ago something that you simply take into accounts often?

SN: You know, you're employed hard for something like that you really want. to get there. I put my time in and my efforts in, and so they picked me for the Hall of Fame. That’s all there's to it, baby.

BP: Is it weird to be on the WSOP and never see the likes of Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson?

SN: Yeah, I'M WONDERING why. It just happens. They should be getting tired to cope with 10,000-player fields. For me, it doesn’t matter how big the sector is that if. I THINK good, I pop out and play. If I don’t feel good, I stay home. It doesn’t matter if it’s 4,000 or 400 players.

BP: What determines when you feel adequate to play? What goes thru your head whilst you get up within the morning and also you are deciding if you wish to play?

SN: I WILL tell. Your body means that you can know. Do I'VE enough strength to cope with 10 hours of poker? If I don’t feel it, I just stay at home with my family.

BP: I DO KNOW you don’t play much outside the WSOP. How do you stay sharp? Do you watch poker on TV or take a look at new stuff that may be being written in regards to the game?

SN: I never worry about that. I don’t read any books. I don’t watch any TV. You know, once I home I'M just with my family. We do cooking. We exit and take a look at to have some fun. What happened [within the Poker Players Championship] isn’t easy to swallow. You're employed so hard and also you [almost] have them scooped, after which it doesn’t end up like that.

BP: You could get hot and win a tournament after which go on an extended drought, perhaps not making another final table for years. Are you able to speak about how streaky the tournament game is sometimes?

SN: You know, among the [main event winners], they get lucky baby, and also you don’t see them again. They get lucky, they usually win big money. They honestly don’t wish to play after scoring for $9 million. LOTS OF PEOPLE of their lifetimes never see $1 million. Whoever wins the primary event they get lucky and also you don’t see them. Look, you don’t see the last six champions play the $50,000. what I mean? They know they can’t handle it. I WILL BE ABLE TO care for every game, baby. All I WANT is a little bit luck behind me.

BP: Whilst you have a look at one of the vital players who don’t play so much anymore, does it make you're feeling good that you’ve lasted a very long time on this game?

SN: Yeah. I still enjoy it. You must love the sport to play it, period.

BP: What number of more years do you're thinking that you’ll play a number of events on the WSOP? Do you ever think there'll be a time when you’d consider retiring?

SN: Yes. You know, baby, the [Players Championship] is my main one of the most[ summer], and the $100,000 and the principle event. All I MUST do is score a type of and also you would never see me fly around to play tournaments. It could just be once a year, here. You can’t miss the arena Series of Poker, baby (laughs).

For more coverage from the summer series, visit the 2016 WSOP landing page complete with an entire schedule, news, player interviews and event recaps.

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