Literally millions and millions of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "great pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition payouts added up to more than $4.4 million and he captured 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker 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. He even still has the decency to speak with his fans about how they could advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has 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 complete life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between 2000 to 2004 he placed in the money in more than 100 events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.
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