No Joke, millions and millions of individuals are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more well known "charming pros" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected 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 earnings added up to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he attained 2 highly admired awards in the WSOP 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 still has the decency to talk to his fans about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he ranked in the money in well over one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.
