Four of Poker’s Charming Pros
No Joke, huge amounts of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more well known "charming pros" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament payouts amounted to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he won 2 immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they will be able to improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he finished in the money in excess of 100 competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.
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