A Couple of of Poker’s Charming Players
Posted in Poker on 03/02/2010 03:21 pm by Shelby
No Joke, millions of individuals strive to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "charming guys" of the game. Granted "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 put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney winnings added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he attained two immensely respected 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 appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and between 2000 to 2004 he placed in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.