No Joke, millions of people strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "charming players" of the game. Although "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney winnings amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he won two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand and 2004 he placed in the money in well over one hundred events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad defeat. As of 2006, his life time earnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.
