Beyond a doubt countless of individuals are trying to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "charming guys" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney winnings amounted to in excess of $4.4 million and he came away with two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament 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 with his fans about how they will be able to improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in more than 100 competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad loss. As of 2006, his life time earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
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