4 of Poker’s Charming Guys
No Joke, millions of individuals want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "nice pros" of poker. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney earnings amounted to in excess of $4.4 million and he captured two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 and 2004 he finished in the money in more than 100 competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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