Scott Fischman


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Scott Fischman is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Scott Fischman was born 1980 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

Scott Fischman grew up in South Jersey and moved to Las Vegas at the age of 12. Scott Fischman was introduced to poker by a schoolfriend and went on to become a poker dealer at the Sahara and the Mirage. At the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Scott Fischman became the youngest person ever to win two WSOP bracelets, winning one bracelet in a no limit Texas hold'em and a second in a H.O.R.S.E. tournament.

In 2003, Scott Fischman became a member of the poker-playing group "The Crew," which also included Dutch Boyd, Bobby Boyd, David Smyth, Joe Bartholdi Jr, Tony Lazar and Brett Jungblut (Jungblut and Bartholdi have both since left the group).

In 2004, Fischman defeated Joe Cassidy to win the World Poker Tour (WPT) Young Guns of Poker invitational event. In 2005 he finished 2nd to Allen Cunningham in the WSOP $1,500 no-limit hold'em event.

Scott Fischman has competed in and served as a guest commentator for the Ultimate Poker Challenge. As "emptyseat88", he plays on numerous online poker cardrooms. Scott Fischman has cashed a record 13 times at the World Championship of Online Poker.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000.

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2004 $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. $100,200
2004 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000

Official site
World Poker Tour profile
PokerLizard.com interview
BarStoolSports interview
Hendon Mob tournament results