No Joke, countless of players want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "great guys" of poker. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he won 2 immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they might advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in more than 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.