A Couple of of Poker’s Great Guys

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No Joke, millions and millions of players strive to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "charming players" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tournament winnings added up to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he attained 2 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition 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 admirers about how they could boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is one of the most active players in poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in well over 100 competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are just about $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.