Four of Poker’s Nice Guys
Literally millions of people strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "great guys" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney earnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he won 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk with his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 and 2004 he finished in the money in more than 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad loss. As of 2006, his life time earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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