4 of Poker’s Great Pros

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Literally countless of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "nice guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his competition payouts added up to more than 4.4 million dollars and he captured two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they can boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is one of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of 100 events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.