No Joke, millions of individuals strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "great players" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition earnings amounted to more than 4.4 million dollars and he came away with two highly respected 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 Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk with his admirers about how they could advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding 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 busiest players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins coming in 2003. 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 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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