A Couple of of Poker’s Great Guys
Literally millions of players are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "nice guys" of the game. Although "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 Two Thousand and Four, his competition winnings amounted to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he captured 2 immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the decency to speak to his admirers about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in excess of 100 tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with two of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.