Four of Poker’s Nice Guys

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No Joke, millions and millions of people strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "nice players" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tourney winnings added up to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he won 2 immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk with his admirers about how they can improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting 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 most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in well over 100 competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost six million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.