No Joke, countless of players are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "nice guys" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings added up to more than four and a half million dollars and he came away with two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they might advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in more than one hundred competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.
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