A Couple of of Poker’s Nice Pros
Literally countless of players are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "great players" of the game. Although "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "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 more than four and a half million dollars and he came away with 2 highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to speak to his admirers about how they might boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and from Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in well over 100 events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.