A Couple of of Poker’s Great Players
No Joke, countless of people are trying to be the next "big-time thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "nice guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney payouts added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he won two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they can 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 instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting 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 professional poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he finished in the money in excess of 100 events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his life time earnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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