No Joke, millions of people want to be the next "big-time thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "great guys" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition winnings amounted to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he came away with two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional poker video called "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 dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in excess of one hundred events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.