Scott Clements
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Scott Clements is a professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...

 player from Mount Vernon, Washington
Mount Vernon, Washington
Mount Vernon is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,743 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the county seat of Skagit County...

, United States, who has won titles in both World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...

 (WPT) and World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...

 (WSOP) events.

Clements has twice won championship bracelets at the WSOP, winning the $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo tournament in 2006
2006 World Series of Poker
The 2006 World Series of Poker began on June 25, 2006 with "satellite" events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29...

 and the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event in 2007
2007 World Series of Poker
The 2007 World Series of Poker began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18...

.

In addition to his success in Omaha games at the WSOP, Clements has also claimed victory on the WPT, winning the 2006 Canadian Open Championship and taking home over $250,000. In November 2007 he won the second annual WPT North American Poker Classic at Fallsview Casino and winning over $1,137,593.

As of 2010, Clements' total live tournament winnings exceed $4,300,000. His 18 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,513,963 of those winnings.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2006
2006 World Series of Poker
The 2006 World Series of Poker began on June 25, 2006 with "satellite" events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29...

$3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8-or-better $301,175
2007
2007 World Series of Poker
The 2007 World Series of Poker began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18...

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha $194,206
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