Beyond a doubt huge amounts of people want to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "great pros" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament earnings added up to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he won two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk with his fans 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 success has allowed him to make an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than one hundred events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his career winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
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