Nickname(s) Tommy Gun Bracelet(s) 1 Money finish(es) 2 Spouse Stephanie Nguyen Siblings Duc Nguyen | Residence Las Vegas, Nevada Final table(s) 1 Highest ITM
Main Event finish Winner, 2016 Other name Tommy Gun Children Kyle Nguyen | |
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Similar Cliff Josephy, Scotty Nguyen, Joe McKeehen, Fedor Holz, Daniel Negreanu | ||
Qui Nguyen (born 1977) is a Vietnamese-American poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. He won the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $8,005,310.
Nguyen was born in Vietnam before immigrating to the United States in 2001 at the age of 24. He initially settled in California and worked in a nail salon before moving to Las Vegas in 2007. Nguyen began playing poker in 2003, concentrating on small limit hold’em cash games. He turned to no limit games upon arriving to Las Vegas and recorded several cashes in small buy-in events. His only WSOP cash prior to the Main Event came in a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event in 2009 for $9,029.
Nguyen won his seat in the 2016 Main Event through a $1,100 satellite. He played through the Main Event would reach the November Nine in second chip position. After a final table which lasted 364 hands, Nguyen defeated Gordon Vayo on the 181st hand of heads-up with his K♣ 10♣ against Vayo's J♠ 10♠ on a board of K♦ 9♣ 7♦ 2♠ 3♥.
As of 2016, Nguyen's total live tournament winnings exceed $8,050,000, most of which come from his main event victory.
