4 of Poker’s Nice Pros
Posted in Poker on 07/16/2020 03:25 pm by Caylee
Literally countless of individuals want to be the next "big-time thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "nice guys" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition earnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he came away with two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they might boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 to 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of 100 tournaments. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.