I guess it is a sign that Poker is really reaching the level of other sports like professional boxing and mma that the better players seem to need to have a nickname now. Maybe it is marketing, or it just makes them easier to remember.
Besides great players like J6, there are a number of lesser known pros that also have a snappy moniker, just to name a few they are:
Doyle Brunson Texas Dolly
Chad Brown Downtown
Chris Ferguson Jesus
Gus Hansen The Great Dane
Phil Laak The Unabomber
Phil Hellmuth The Poker Brat
Randy Jenson The Dream Crusher<—I like this one
Dan Harrington Action Dan
Johnny Chan The Orient Express, or Johnny Fucking Chan
Antonio Esfandiari The Magician
Howard Lederer The Professor
Paul Magriel X-22
Eric Lindgren E-Dog
Mike Matusow The Mouth<—–not the home game player, yet.
Michael Mizrachi The Grinder
Daniel Negreanu Kid Poker
David Ulliot Devilfish
Stu Unger The Kid
Carlos Mortensen El Matador
Isabelle Mercier No Mercy
Hmmmm…seems the chicks don’t have as many nicknames as the men. Maybe this is the same as life in general, I have a habit of giving most of my friends nicknames, not really the same for the girls.
To get your own poker nickname, simply click on the link below and follow the instructions, I’m “gun toting hitman” which is only slightly off base.
http://nickname-generator.juaxoo.com/nicknames-poker-player.php