Literally millions of individuals want to be the next "big-time thing" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "nice pros" of poker. Although "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney payouts amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he won two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and from 2000 and 2004 he placed in the money in excess of 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his life time earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
