A Couple of of Poker’s Great Pros
No Joke, millions of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "charming guys" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney earnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he attained two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they could advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he ranked in the money in more than 100 competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his career earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins coming in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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