Poker Trash, Scotty Nguyen s’excuse

La victoire de Scotty Nguyen dans le HORSE (Event #45) lors des derniers World Series Of Poker a soulevé beaucoup de réactions négatives au sujet de son attitude lors de la table finale (vidéo ci-dessous). Très à l’aise à la table, voir un peu trop, son language déjà bien fourni a quelque peu dépassé le tolérable. A base de f*** permanents et autres injures, l’alcool aidant, le joueur en a parfois trop fait, comme la tentative de collusion avec Eric Lindgren. Pris de remords, Scotty a laissé sur le forum de CardPlayer US un message d’excuse. Non sûr qu’il s’agit de lui, l’auteur du message s’appelle Scotty Nguyen et devant la teneur du message, il semble que c’est bien lui.

Une question d’éthique

Jusqu’où les joueurs professionnels de poker peuvent aller ? Les organisateurs des WSOP avaient pourtant bien précisé qu’à l’occasion des WSOP 2008, une attention toute particulière serait portée sur les débordements d’émotions (excès de joie, rancoeur et mauvaises attitudes à la table). On se souvient des démonstrations spectaculaires d’Hevad Khan où les démonstrations de Phil Hellmuth par le passé. Mais au regard de ce qui s’est passé, peut on dire que Nguyen à dépassé les bornes, vu les nouvelles règles en vigueur ? On peut penser que oui. Mais dans ce cas, ságit il de passe droit ? Une chose est sûre, le fait d’ètre agressif, comme il a pu l’être, l’a grandement servi pour destabiliser ses adversaires. Nguyen a donc su jouer à la limite maximum autorisée pour faire de cette table finale son terrain de jeu et au final, remporter ce qui lui tenait le plus à coeur, le bracelet dans le HORSE et le trophée "Chip Reese". La marque des grands joueurs peut être ?....

50.000 $ HORSE - Event #45

Tout sur les WSOP 2008

This tournament was too important for me, the trophy, the fifth bracelet, and history, my head was zoned in for this event, and for that time, I forgot the fans were watching me. I said things I shouldn’t have said that have disappointed you, and I apologize for my actions. All my life, there have been many many tournaments, I put all the fans first, tried to play bad hands and win to give more excitement, and I would blow my tournament, however I have never regretted it, because without all you fans there would never be a Scotty Nguyen, and I appreciate all of you every which way. This tournament I played the players game. They wanted to play a drinking game, and they couldn’t win, they say they can’t even beat a drunk, how can you beat a drunk if I’m not drunk. They can’t beat me in a drinking game, now they play the talking game to try to get under my skin like in 2007, and I gave it right back to them and got underneath their skin, and they couldn’t win. When it came down to playing a poker game, the best will win. Because they can’t beat me in a drinking game, a talking game and then we played poker, of which they can’t beat me, and I am the one who brought the trophy home. This event I had my mind set, I wouldn’t let anything interfere between me and the bracelet and the Chip Reese trophy, and I proved that to the whole world. I can beat them at any game they want to play. And all I have to say, I hope all you fans understand what I’m trying to say. And watch the tape again. I was not the one to start anything, not even drinking or talking, they wanted to start it with me, and they got beat by me fair and square on all levels they wanted to play. All I would ever be sorry, is how the fans feel about me, I would never be sorry to beat those players. If they can’t accept defeat, then stay home, crawl under their loved ones arms, don’t bad mouth because you got beat by the best poker player. Another thing, I always bring joy and excitement to the poker game every time I’m on tv, and all of you know, when Scotty Nguyen is on tv, your eyes are glued on the screen. Why ? Because I make it fun so you guys don’t switch the channel. All these years that is all you’ve seen of me, and that is the real me. That proves to you, how great and nice I am, I am the real deal.

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