4 of Poker’s Great Pros

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Literally millions and millions of individuals want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "nice guys" of poker. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he won two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they could boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life winnings exceed $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is one of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he finished in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are almost $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.