Four of Poker’s Great Guys
No Joke, countless of people want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "charming pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition earnings added up to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he won 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to talk with his admirers 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 allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in well over 100 competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad defeat. As of 2006, his career earnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins coming in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.