No Joke, millions and millions of players are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "charming pros" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament earnings amounted to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he won two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk with his admirers 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 lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in well over one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded $5 million.