Platt Checks In
Heading out into the @wsop Gladiator event...where @RealKidPoker is still alive in the 2nd-biggest poker tournament… https://t.co/bsnouCP2Sl
— Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt)
Heading out into the @wsop Gladiator event...where @RealKidPoker is still alive in the 2nd-biggest poker tournament… https://t.co/bsnouCP2Sl
— Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt)
Five-time bracelet winner and 1998 Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen will miss the first half of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) as the Vietnamese-American poker icon recovers from surgery.
Nguyen, always a fan-favorite of WSOP, took to Twitter earlier this week to announce he was undergoing surgery for slipping rib syndrome, a condition that can cause severe chest pain in addition to "a slipping, clicking, or popping sensation in the lower chest," according to an article published in Psychopharmacology Bulletin.
But it's not all over, baby. Nguyen tweeted today to let his fans know that the surgery was a success and that he hopes to recover in time for the second half of the WSOP.
slipped rib syndrome surgery recovery update baby! thanks you all for the continued love and support baby! https://t.co/b4MEvhxyWn
— Scotty Nguyen (@TheScottyNguyen)
“I want to let you guys know the surgery (recovery) is going so well," Nguyen said in a video. "Right now, on both sides (it) is sore and swollen and I have trouble to get in and out of bed. But I have my wife, Julie, she (is) right there to help me sitting up or standing up.”
“I love all of you, baby. See you in the second half at the World Series in Vegas.”
GG #wsop Gladiator. TT<A3hh for 2M. It’s was fun. $1,980 for the efforts. On to the next! #### #poker #TheGladiator… https://t.co/PiqP8MKmaM
— Denver Combs (@SendinItSince83)
Sitting with over 1.2M in the @WSOP Event 18! @PokerNews we coming for that Day 3! This is my first ever WSOP Event… https://t.co/FiSXlb2S6V
— R CAV ™ (@RyanCaviness)
Day 2 of the Gladiators is underway and the official entry number is here! The event drew a total of 23,088 entries… https://t.co/SHivcaZXEV
— WSOP - World Series of Poker (@WSOP)
On break in the @WSOP $300 Gladiator ; 369 left of 23,102 Total Entries; Come back to 100k BB; $500k Up Top https://t.co/KvHrlYiOKt
— Pat Moore (@PatMoorePoker)
Les #WSOP constituent décidément le festival de tous les superlatifs. Sur les quatre journées de départ, le tournoi… https://t.co/EzuhyIspLZ
— L'Amateur de Poker (@jetonsethommes)
My brother's friend came all the way from the Philippines just to play @WSOP #WSOP https://t.co/3K9JRagd78
— Mario Quijano (@dsgnr4hire)