Beyond a doubt huge amounts of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "nice guys" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney earnings amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he attained two highly respected 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 Preferred Poker Player. He still has the decency to talk with his fans about how they might advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational poker video called "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 one of the most active players in poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over 100 events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tourney winnings exceeded $5 million.
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