No Joke, millions of players want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "nice guys" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition payouts added up to more than four and a half million dollars and he came away with 2 highly admired 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 even still has the decency to talk to his fans about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "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 holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in excess of 100 competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are just about six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.