03.04
A Couple of of Poker’s Nice Pros
Beyond a doubt millions of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more famous "charming pros" of poker. Although "nice" is associated 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 tournament payouts added up to more than $4.4 million and he came away with 2 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they can improve 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 called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he finished in the money in more than 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.