Beyond a doubt huge amounts of individuals strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "great guys" of the game. Even though "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 Two Thousand and Four, his competition winnings amounted to in excess of $4.4 million and he attained 2 immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to speak with his admirers about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between Two Thousand and 2004 he finished in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
