Scott Clements

{{Short description|American poker player (born 1981)}}

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{{infobox poker player

|name=Scott Clements

|nickname=BigRiskky {{Cite web |title=Scott Clements |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/11056-scott-clements |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=Card Player}}

|image=Scott Clements.jpg

|caption=Scott Clements at the 2007 World Series of Poker.

|hometown=Mount Vernon, Washington

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|19}}

|wsop bracelet count=3

|wsop money finishes=62

|wsop main event best finish rank=18th

|wsop main event best finish year=2010

|wpt titles=2

|wpt final tables=3

|wpt money finishes=10{{Cite web |title=Scott Clements |url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/scott-clements/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=World Poker Tour |language=en-US}}

|updated=June 7, 2019

}}

Scott Clements (born July 19, 1981) is a professional poker player from Mount Vernon, Washington, United States, who has won titles in both World Poker Tour (WPT) and World Series of Poker (WSOP) events.

Clements has won three championship bracelets at the WSOP, winning the $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo tournament in 2006 and the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event in 2007.{{Cite web |date=June 18, 2007 |title=WSOP Event 23 Results |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/news/story?id=2907797 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Gary |author-link=Gary Wise |date=July 13, 2010 |title=WSOP: Scott Clements looking strong at 2010 WSOP main event |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=wise_gary&id=5376993 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} He won his third bracelet in 2019 in the $1,500 Dealers Choice event.{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2019 |title=2019 World Series of Poker results |url=https://www.espn.com/poker/story/_/id/26006571/2019-world-series-poker-results |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

In addition to his success in Omaha games at the WSOP, Clements has also claimed victory on the WPT, winning the 2006 Canadian Open Championship and taking home $222,254.{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2006 |title=Clements wins inaugural Canadian Open |url=https://www.espn.com.sg/espn/poker/news/story?id=2678847 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} In November 2007, he won the second annual WPT North American Poker Classic at Fallsview Casino and winning over $1,137,593.{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2007 |title=Scott Clements wins the 2007 WPT North American Poker |url=https://www.pokerlistings.com/scott-clements-niagara-falls-is-the-place-for-us |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=PokerListings |language=en}}

As of 2018, Clements' total live tournament winnings exceed $7,650,000.{{Cite web |title=Scott Clements' profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=41312 |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His 56 cashes at the WSOP account for over $2,800,000 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Scott Clements |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=3144 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=WSOP.com}}

In 2015 Clements was one of the 18 coaches featured in Jonathan Little’s bestselling book “Excelling at No Limit Hold’em”{{cite book |last1=Little |first1=Jonathan |title=Excelling at No Limit Hold'Em |date=2015 |publisher=D&B Poker |isbn=9781909457447 |pages=496}}