Four of Poker’s Nice Guys
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 famous "nice pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney earnings amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he won two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they could advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 to 2004 he placed in the money in well over one hundred events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.