A Couple of of Poker’s Great Guys
Beyond a doubt countless of people want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "nice players" of poker. Although "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he captured 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they could improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from 2000 to 2004 he ranked in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his life time earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.