Beyond a doubt huge amounts of people are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "great guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition payouts amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he won two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the decency to talk with his fans about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational 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 earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 and 2004 he placed in the money in well over one hundred competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad defeat. 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. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.
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