4 of Poker’s Great Guys
Literally countless of players are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "charming players" of poker. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney winnings added up to more than 4.4 million dollars and he attained 2 highly admired 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 named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to talk to his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in more than one hundred events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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