Poker Online Poker Articles

Read more about the
Las Vegas 2024 Super
Bowl Streaker!

No Joke, huge amounts of people strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "charming players" of poker. Although "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it's "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In Two Thousand and Four, his competition payouts added up to more than 4.4 million dollars and he captured two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine's Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player's Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they can advance their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold'em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in well over 100 events. He is 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 earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.