Beyond a doubt countless of people are trying to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more famous "charming pros" of poker. Even though "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 2004, his competition winnings added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he came away with two immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they might advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he ranked in the money in more than one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.
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