Beyond a doubt millions of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "nice guys" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney winnings added up to more than 4.4 million dollars and he came away with 2 highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.
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