Literally huge amounts of people are trying to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more well known "great pros" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition payouts amounted to in the region of $4.4 million 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 appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he finished in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.
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