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A Couple of of Poker’s Charming Guys
Beyond a doubt huge amounts of individuals are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more famous "great pros" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament payouts amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he attained two immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to talk with his admirers about how they might advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he ranked in the money in well over 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes happening 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 cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.