Beyond a doubt millions and millions of individuals strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "charming pros" of the game. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament winnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he won two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an instructional poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he finished in the money in well over 100 events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five WSOP titles with two of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
