4 of Poker’s Charming Pros
by Carlos on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
Literally millions of players want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "nice guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament payouts added up to in excess of $4.4 million and he captured two highly respected 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 Preferred Poker Player. He still has the decency to talk with his fans about how they could advance 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 called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than 100 tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark 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 earnings exceeded $5 million.
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