A Couple of of Poker’s Nice Pros
Beyond a doubt huge amounts of people are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "great guys" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are facing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament payouts amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he captured two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and from Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in more than one hundred events. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded five million dollars.