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4 of Poker’s Great Pros
Beyond a doubt huge amounts of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "great players" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament earnings added up to more than four and a half million dollars and he came away with 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 and 2004 he placed in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.