4 of Poker’s Great Players
Posted in Poker on 07/20/2019 01:25 am by Lilly
Literally millions and millions of individuals strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "nice pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney earnings added up to more than $4.4 million and he won two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they might boost 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 educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in poker and from Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in more than 100 events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.