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Literally huge amounts of players are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "great players" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament payouts added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he came away with two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk with his admirers about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand and 2004 he placed in the money in excess of one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
May 2nd, 2010
Zayne
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