Four of Poker’s Great Guys
Saturday, 5. August 2017
Beyond a doubt millions and millions of players are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "nice players" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are facing 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 tournament payouts added up to in excess of $4.4 million and he came away with two highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they can boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and from 2000 and 2004 he placed in the money in more than one hundred competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad loss. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.
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