Beyond a doubt millions of players want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "great pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings added up to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he captured two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they will be able to improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional 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 TV. As of 2005, his total life winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the busiest players in poker and from 2000 to 2004 he finished in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.
