A Couple of of Poker’s Nice Pros
Beyond a doubt millions and millions of people are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "charming guys" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney payouts amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he attained 2 highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also 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 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in excess of one hundred events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are just about six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.
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