23
June
Written by Manuel.
Posted in: Poker
No Joke, huge amounts of players are trying to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "great pros" of the game. Granted "nice" is connected 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 competition payouts added up to in excess of $4.4 million and he captured two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to speak with his fans about how they can boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in excess of 100 competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are just about six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.
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