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Beyond a doubt countless of individuals strive to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "nice guys" of poker. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are facing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings added up to more than $4.4 million and he won two highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament 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 improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from 2000 to 2004 he placed in the money in more than 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are just about six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
