No Joke, millions of people are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "great players" of poker. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney payouts amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he captured 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.
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