Four of Poker’s Nice Players

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Literally countless of players are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "nice guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his competition earnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he captured two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to speak to his admirers about how they could improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings exceed $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 to 2004 he finished in the money in more than 100 events. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.