A Couple of of Poker’s Charming Guys
No Joke, millions and millions of players want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "nice guys" of poker. 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 competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney earnings amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he captured 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they will be able to advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has 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 Two Thousand and Five, his total life time earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney winnings exceeded five million dollars.
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