We caught up with Scotty Nguyen (pictured above left) during the pre-party for the Charity Series of Poker at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open tonight, and he shared his thoughts about the event.

On charity tournaments: “The main thing when you play for charity is you want to raise money for people that need it. When I decide to play something like this I can help draw in players. So there is more money in the prize pool for people that need it.”

On playing events at the Seminole Hard Rock: “It’s fun here, I like this tournament because you buy-in one time.”

On single-entry tournaments: It’s do or die baby. Bad players with money take chances, and if they don’t get there they just buy-in again. The best player wins at this tournament.”