4 of Poker’s Great Players
Beyond a doubt countless of people want to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "nice guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to in excess of $4.4 million and he came away with 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life time earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and between 2000 to 2004 he finished in the money in excess of 100 competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
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