Four of Poker’s Great Pros
Beyond a doubt millions and millions of people want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "great 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 Two Thousand and Four, his competition payouts amounted to in excess of $4.4 million and he came away with 2 immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the decency to talk with his admirers about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an instructional 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 exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and from Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in excess of one hundred events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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