Beyond a doubt huge amounts of individuals strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "charming pros" of the game. Although "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament earnings amounted to more than $4.4 million and he attained 2 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk with his admirers about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in poker and from 2000 to 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of one hundred tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.
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