Beyond a doubt huge amounts of people want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "charming guys" of poker. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition payouts amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he came away with 2 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk to his admirers about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his career earnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.
