Four of Poker’s Great Guys
No Joke, millions and millions of people want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "charming pros" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney payouts amounted to more than 4.4 million dollars and he won two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk to his admirers about how they might advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 to 2004 he placed in the money in excess of 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.
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