The 1998 World Series of Poker is best remembered for the final hand between Scotty Nguyen and Kevin McBride. This main event was also the first since the poker legend Stu Ungar won $1 million in 1997. Ungar had been scheduled to participate in the event after winning the year before but did not come to the start of the event being unfit to play. Ungar would pass away in November 1998. Although the event got off to a bad start it will forever live in the memory thanks to the final hand.
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