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4 of Poker’s Great Players
Beyond a doubt huge amounts of people want to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more well known "charming guys" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament earnings amounted to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he captured two 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 named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to speak with his fans about how they could improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an instructional poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in excess of one hundred events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes coming in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.