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July
Written by Abdiel.
Posted in: Poker
No Joke, millions of people want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "great guys" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition winnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he attained two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and between 2000 to 2004 he ranked in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of 2006, his career winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins coming in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.
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