No Joke, countless of players want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "charming pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he came away with 2 immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they can advance their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in excess of one hundred events. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are just about 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.