No Joke, millions of people strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "nice pros" 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" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney payouts amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he captured 2 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. Daniel still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they might advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in excess of 100 tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.
