Literally millions of people want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "charming players" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition winnings amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he attained 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in well over 100 events. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.
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