4 of Poker’s Nice Pros
Literally countless of individuals want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "nice pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament payouts amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he came away with 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak with his admirers about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in more than one hundred competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his life time earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.
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