Literally millions of players strive to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "charming pros" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "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 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the busiest players in poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in more than 100 tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
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