Beyond a doubt countless of players are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "great guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "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 payouts amounted to in the region of four and a half million dollars 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 chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they might improve 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 co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he ranked in the money in well over 100 competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.
