With his poker earnings, he opened a dry cleaning business and furniture store, but sold them in 1990 because they took too much of his time and didn't make enough money.
Pokerivoitoillaan Nguyen avasi kuivapesulan ja huonekaluliikkeen, mutta myi ne pois vuonna 1990 koska ne vaativat liikaa aikaa ja eivät kannattaneet riittävän hyvin.