Beyond a doubt millions of people strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "nice pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney payouts amounted to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he captured 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk to his admirers about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an instructional poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 to 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of one hundred tournaments. 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 defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
