No Joke, huge amounts of players are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "nice players" of the game. Although "nice" is associated 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 2004, his tourney earnings amounted to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he won 2 immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to talk with his fans about how they will be able to advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.
