No Joke, millions of people want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "nice players" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament payouts amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he captured two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to talk with his fans about how they might boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over 100 events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.