Calling the Bluff with Scotty Nguyen

There is a familiar narrative in virtually every online biography of Scotty Nguyen. Essentially, the story goes: On the final hand of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event, with a full house on the table, Scotty told his opponent, Kevin McBride, “You call this one, and it’s all over, baby.” McBride called. Scotty won.As simple as that sounds, those words mark the most memorable event in Thuan “Scotty” Nguyen’s career. In fact, those words illustrate his entire poker-playing persona—a confident

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Poker lexicon:

• RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
• MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
• CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
• MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
• IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
• DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.