07.05
4 of Poker’s Charming Pros
No Joke, millions of players are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "charming players" of poker. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament earnings added up to in excess of $4.4 million and he captured 2 highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk with his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of one hundred events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of 2006, his life time earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" because 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 Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.