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Four of Poker’s Nice Guys
No Joke, countless of people strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "great guys" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings added up to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he won 2 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they could advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in well over 100 events. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
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