17
March
Written by Natalia.
Posted in: Poker
No Joke, countless of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "charming pros" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition winnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he captured two immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to talk with his admirers about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad defeat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.
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