No Joke, huge amounts of individuals want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "nice guys" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition earnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he came away with two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in professional poker and from 2000 to 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of one hundred tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.