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April
Written by Manuel.
Posted in: Poker
Beyond a doubt countless of individuals want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "great guys" of the game. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition earnings added up to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he won 2 highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk with his fans about how they could advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad beat. As of 2006, his career earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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