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January
Written by Bo.
Posted in: Poker
No Joke, countless of people strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "charming pros" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament payouts added up to more than $4.4 million and he attained 2 highly respected 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 even still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life time earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in more than 100 competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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