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Beyond a doubt countless of individuals strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "nice players" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tournament payouts amounted to in excess of $4.4 million and he captured two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they could boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is one of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 and 2004 he ranked in the money in more than 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are just about six million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.