No Joke, countless of individuals strive to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "nice pros" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition payouts amounted to more than $4.4 million and he came away with two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they might boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he ranked in the money in well over 100 tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes coming in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
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