Four of Poker’s Great Pros
Beyond a doubt huge amounts of people strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "charming pros" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament payouts amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he won 2 immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in professional poker and between Two Thousand and 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of one hundred events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.