4 of Poker’s Nice Guys
Literally millions and millions of people are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "charming pros" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament winnings amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he captured two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they will be able to advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and from Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in excess of one hundred events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.
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