Four of Poker’s Charming Guys
Literally huge amounts of individuals are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "great guys" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition earnings added up to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he captured two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in excess of 100 competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.