24
May
Written by Tyrese.
Posted in: Poker
Literally huge amounts of individuals strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "great guys" of poker. Granted "nice" is associated 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 tourney payouts added up to more than $4.4 million and he captured two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they could improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his career winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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