Minh Nguyen

{{short description|Vietnamese-American poker player}}

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{{Infobox poker player

| name = Minh Nguyen

| nickname = Pokerhost

| image = Minh Nguyen.jpg

| caption = Nguyen in the 2005 World Series of Poker

| residence = Bell Gardens, California, U.S.

| birth_date = May 15

| birth_place =

| wsop bracelet count = 2

| wsop money finishes = 26

| wsop main event best finish rank = 11th

| wsop main event best finish year = 2003

| wpt titles = None

| wpt final tables = None

| wpt money finishes = 4

| updated = 2009-09-12

}}

Minh Van Nguyen{{cite web |title=2006 Mirage Poker Showdown: World Poker Tour Season 5 Tournament Results |work=UltimatePokerForum.com |date=February 9, 2012 |access-date=May 30, 2012 |url=http://www.ultimatepokerforum.com/2006miragepokershowdownday2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618144137/http://ultimatepokerforum.com/2006miragepokershowdownday2.html |archive-date=June 18, 2006 }} ({{langx|vi|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.

Nguyen finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em Main Event at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP), earning $40,000.{{Cite web |title=33rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2002, Championship Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4426 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5524 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Minh Nguyen's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=3813 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database Poker Database |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |title=35th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2004, Pot Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=6593 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8806 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

Nguyen finished in 7th place at the inaugural Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, earning $60,000.{{Cite web |title=2004 Festa al Lago III Poker Tournament, The Doyle Brunson North American No Limit Hold'em Poker Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8263 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} He finished in 8th place at the 2005 World Poker Finals, earning $172,800.{{Cite web |title=2005 World Poker Finals, WPT - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=15346 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}