No Joke, huge amounts of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "nice players" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney payouts amounted to more than four and a half million dollars and he captured 2 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. Daniel still has the humility to talk with his fans about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he finished in the money in excess of 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins coming in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.