4 of Poker’s Great Guys
Literally huge amounts of players are trying to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "nice players" of the game. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition winnings added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he came away with two immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they might advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an instructional poker 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 complete life earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he finished in the money in more than 100 tournaments. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tourney winnings exceeded $5 million.
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