Beyond a doubt millions and millions of players are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "charming players" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney earnings amounted to more than $4.4 million and he won 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the decency to speak to his admirers about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of 100 competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his career earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.