No Joke, millions and millions of individuals are trying to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "charming pros" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to more than four and a half million dollars and he captured two immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to talk to his fans about how they might boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he finished in the money in well over one hundred competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.
