Four of Poker’s Nice Pros
Beyond a doubt countless of people are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "great players" of poker. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition payouts added up to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he attained 2 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 appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk to his admirers about how they could improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he finished in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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