A Couple of of Poker’s Great Pros
No Joke, millions and millions of players are trying to be the next "big-time thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "nice pros" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he came away with two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to talk with his admirers about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic 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 5 million dollars.