Four of Poker’s Charming Guys
No Joke, millions and millions of people want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "charming guys" of poker. Even though "nice" is connected 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 2004, his tourney earnings amounted to in excess of $4.4 million and he captured two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk to his fans about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional 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 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 and 2004 he placed in the money in well over 100 competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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