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Four of Poker’s Great Guys
Literally huge amounts of people strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "charming pros" of the game. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney payouts added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he captured 2 highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to talk with his fans about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life time earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand and 2004 he placed in the money in more than one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of 2006, his life time earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his wins coming in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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