No Joke, huge amounts of individuals strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "great pros" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated 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 2004, his competition winnings added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he came away with two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to talk to his admirers about how they could improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional poker video named "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 earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between 2000 and 2004 he placed in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney winnings exceeded $5 million.
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