4 of Poker’s Great Pros

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Beyond a doubt countless of players are trying to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "great guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his competition winnings amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he came away with 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 appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they might boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life time earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in excess of one hundred events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.

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