No Joke, countless of players want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "charming players" of poker. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition payouts added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he won two immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in poker and from 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of 2006, his life time earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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