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A Couple of of Poker’s Charming Players
Beyond a doubt millions and millions of people strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more famous "charming guys" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated 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 2004, his competition payouts amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he won two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they might advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in well over one hundred competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his life time earnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.