A Couple of of Poker’s Great Pros
Sunday, 26. April 2020
Beyond a doubt millions of players strive to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "charming pros" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition payouts amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he attained 2 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an instructional poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and between 2000 to 2004 he placed in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad defeat. As of 2006, his career earnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
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