A Couple of of Poker’s Great Guys
Literally huge amounts of individuals strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "great 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" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition earnings amounted to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he attained 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they could 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 video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in professional poker and between 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in excess of one hundred tournaments. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with two of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
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