No Joke, huge amounts of people want to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "nice guys" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament payouts amounted to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he captured 2 highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they will be able to improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in poker and between Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in excess of one hundred tournaments. He’s noted 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 earnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark 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 tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.