A Couple of of Poker’s Nice Guys

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Literally huge amounts of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "nice guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his competition payouts added up to in excess of $4.4 million and he came away with two highly 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 named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they might advance their own game.

Howard Lederer

Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life time earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. 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 bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.