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A Couple of of Poker’s Charming Pros
Beyond a doubt millions of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "charming players" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament payouts amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he attained two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they could improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in excess of one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins coming in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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