No Joke, millions and millions of players strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "charming pros" of poker. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition winnings amounted to in excess of $4.4 million and he came away with 2 highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to talk 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 achievements have allowed him to make an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and between 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in more than one hundred competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes coming in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.