A Couple of of Poker’s Charming Guys

January 20th, 2018 by Aryan Leave a reply »
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Literally millions and millions of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "nice players" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament earnings added up to in excess of $4.4 million and he captured 2 highly 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 chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk with his admirers about how they could boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 and 2004 he finished in the money in more than 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded $5 million.

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