4 of Poker’s Great Guys
No Joke, millions of players strive to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "nice players" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney winnings added up to more than four and a half million dollars and he captured two immensely admired awards in the WSOP 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 even still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they can boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than one hundred events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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