Four of Poker’s Charming Players
No Joke, millions and millions of individuals strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "great guys" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney payouts added up to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he attained two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of 100 events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded $5 million.