No Joke, countless of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "great players" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament payouts added up to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he attained 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 humility to speak with his admirers about how they could advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in poker and from Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in well over one hundred 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 loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded $5 million.