- Scott Fischman
infobox poker player
firstname=Scott
lastname=Fischman
nickname=emptyseat88
caption=Fischman at the2006 World Series of Poker
hometown=Las Vegas, Nevada
wsop bracelet count=2
wsop money finishes=10
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
wsop main event best finish year=
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles=0(+1)
wpt final tables=1(+1)
wpt money finishes=3(+1)Scott Fischman (born 1980 in
Langhorne, Pennsylvania ) is an American professionalpoker player based in Las Vegas,Nevada .Fischman grew up in
South Jersey and moved to Las Vegas at the age of 12. He was introduced to poker by a schoolfriend and went on to become apoker dealer at the Sahara and the Mirage. At the2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) he became the youngest person ever to win two WSOP bracelets, winning one bracelet in a no limitTexas hold'em and a second in a H.O.R.S.E. tournament.In 2003, 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 andBrett Jungblut (Jungblut and Bartholdi have both since left the group).In 2004, Fischman defeated
Joe Cassidy to win theWorld Poker Tour (WPT) Young Guns of Poker invitational event. In 2005 he finished 2nd toAllen Cunningham in the WSOP $1,500 no-limit hold'em event.Fischman has competed in and served as a guest commentator for the
Ultimate Poker Challenge . As "emptyseat88", he plays on numerousonline poker cardrooms. He has cashed a record 13 times at theWorld Championship of Online Poker .As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000.
External links
* [http://www.scottfischman.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=1726 World Poker Tour profile]
* [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/showarticle.php?a_id=14839&m_id=65567 CardPlayer Magazine feature]
* [http://www.pokerlizard.com/interviews/fischman.html PokerLizard.com interview]
* [http://www.barstoolsports.com/article/Barstool_Sports_Actual_Interview_with_Scott_Fischman/80/ BarStoolSports interview]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=19665 Hendon Mob tournament results]
* [http://www.pokulator.com/ten-questions/scott-fischman.html Pokulator 10 Questions Interview]
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