Beyond a doubt millions of people strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more famous "charming players" of poker. Although "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them 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 the region of 4.4 million dollars and he came away with 2 immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they could 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 instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the busiest players in professional poker and between 2000 to 2004 he placed in the money in more than 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are just about six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney winnings exceeded $5 million.
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