No Joke, countless of people are trying to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "great pros" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney winnings amounted to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he won 2 immensely 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 Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they will be able to advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over 100 competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker 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 throw playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.
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