Literally countless of individuals want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "charming pros" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament earnings amounted to more than $4.4 million and he captured 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk with his admirers about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making 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 time winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and between Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.
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