Beyond a doubt huge amounts of players are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "charming players" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he captured 2 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they will be able to improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in professional poker and from 2000 and 2004 he ranked in the money in more than one hundred competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
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