Literally countless of people want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "nice pros" of poker. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he won two highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to speak with his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in well over 100 tournaments. He’s notorious 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 Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins coming in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.
