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Minh "Pokerhost" Nguyen (born May 15) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player, residing in Bell Gardens, California.

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

Nguyen finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP,) earning $40,000. 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 also finish 11th in the main event that year.

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.

Nguyen has yet to make a World Poker Tour (WPT) final table, although he has finished on the television bubble at the inaugural Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship.

As of 2005, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,500,000.

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