No Joke, millions and millions of players want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "great players" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition winnings added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he captured 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional video named "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 winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
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