Four of Poker’s Charming Guys
No Joke, millions and millions of players want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "charming guys" of poker. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney winnings amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he attained 2 highly respected 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 named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they can boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are just about six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five WSOP titles with two of his wins coming in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.
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