[ English ]

Beyond a doubt millions of individuals are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "charming players" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected 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 competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tourney payouts added up to more than $4.4 million and he won two immensely respected 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 named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to talk to his fans about how they will be able to improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is one of the most active players in poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in excess of 100 events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are almost $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.