A Couple of of Poker’s Charming Guys
Posted in Poker on 09/22/2024 01:25 am by Felipe
No Joke, countless of players strive to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "great guys" of poker. Although "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 removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition earnings added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he attained 2 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak with his admirers about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional 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 complete life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 and 2004 he finished in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.