Neil Scott

In the early 80's Scott was considered to be among the best Draw players in the world. During this period of time he also was an active Gin player living in Miami. In 1984 he captured the Miami/Miami Beach Championship in both Draw and Gin. Later in 1984 he also won the Florida State Championship in 5 Card Draw. In 1985 he won the N.C. State Draw Championship.

Scott however walked away from the felt in 1985 to persue a career in the music industry. He toured professionally for a while but would find his greatest success working as a writer with such artists as Lenny Kravitz and Smashing Pumpkins. He has also been credited with having a major impact on the writing and creative styling's of Kurt Cobain's Nirvana and Seal.

After the breakup with his Fiancée, actress/singer/songwriter Tricia Sheldon, he walked away from his career and formally retired to the mountains.

However in 2003 while vacationing in Las Vegas, Scott was having breakfast with T.J. Cloutier, Dan Alspa and JJ Liu, all of whom were encourageing him to start playing again. In 2004 Scott reemerged, entering his first 3 tournaments in over 19 years. He cashed in all 3. Scott says he still enjoys playing but only on an occasional basis.

Name: Neil Scott AKA "NC" Location: Mammoth Lakes, CA, United States Cashes: 9 Total Winnings: $42,956 First Place Finishes: 1 Age: 43 Marital Status: single Children: none Started Playing Poker: 1973 Favorite Poker Game: draw, nl hold'em, any 8's or better game,..... Gin. Ambition: Short Term 2007; play in 10 event and cash in 3,take first in 1. 2008; play in 10 majors events, cash in 3, 2 final tables. Long Term Win enough in order to give to others Hobbies: skiing, mountain biking, hiking, golf, reading Favorite Movie: Too many......Maltese Falcon, The Good,The Bad & The Ugly, The Wicker Man (1973), Forrest Gump.... Favorite Music: Beatles, Pete Yorn, Radio Head Favorite Place: Hendersonville, N.C. & Mammoth Lakes, Ca. Favorite Celebrity: David Letterman Poker Players I Respect Most: Doyle B, for what he's done for the game. Barry G, for what he's done outside the game. Chris F for his demeanor during the game. ...And any high stakes Gin players, grinding it out, poolside at the Fountain Blue Hotel in Miami Beach. If I could change anything in the world: Write and travel. If I could change anything in the poker world: 1) A better Rating system. Something similar to a batting average, or shooting percentage. 2) The WPT needs to host more events outside of Vegas. States like Or and Wa have big poker sceens but their markets are not being tapped into. B.C. also is emerging, as are Az, Ok and Fl.

Neil Scott Poker Results EVENT PLACE PRIZE DATE Summer Pot of Gold Event #20 - No Limit Hold'em 9th $442 Jul 31, 2008 39th World Series of Poker 2008 Event #7 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em 56th $6,953 Jun 4, 2008 Fall Poker Tournament No Limit Hold'em Championship 9th $2,725 Nov 4, 2007 Fall Pot of Gold Event #3 - No Limit Hold'em 1st $9,643 Sep 28, 2007 Spring Pot of Gold Event #4 - No Limit Hold'em 2nd $7,121 May 12, 2007 Fall Pot of Gold No Limit Hold'em 9th $122 Oct 1, 2005 LA Poker Classic - WPT Season 2 Event #10 - Limit Hold'em 18th $10,800 Feb 7, 2004 LA Poker Classic - WPT Season 2 Event #7 - Pot Limit Hold'em 7th $3,725 Feb 4, 2004 LA Poker Classic - WPT Season 2 Event #4 - Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 10th $1,425 Feb 1, 2004 See an error in the results? an email

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