No Joke, millions of people want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "charming pros" of poker. Although "nice" is connected with their names when you are facing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney earnings amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he won two highly admired awards in the WSOP 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. Daniel still has the decency to speak with his fans about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and from Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in excess of one hundred tournaments. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.