4 of Poker’s Nice Players
No Joke, millions of individuals want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "charming guys" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition winnings amounted to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he attained two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to talk to his admirers about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also 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 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in well over 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.