A Couple of of Poker’s Nice Guys
Beyond a doubt millions and millions of individuals want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "charming guys" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney payouts amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he captured 2 immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to talk with his fans about how they can boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over 100 events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.
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