4 of Poker’s Nice Guys
Posted in Poker on 09/21/2022 09:25 pm by Nolan
No Joke, millions of people are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "great pros" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition payouts amounted to more than 4.4 million dollars and he captured 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to talk with his fans about how they will be able to advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 to 2004 he finished in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his life time earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.