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Beyond a doubt countless of players are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "charming guys" 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 competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In Two Thousand and Four, his competition winnings amounted to more than $4.4 million and he won two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they might advance their own game.

Howard Lederer

Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and between 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in well over 100 competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are just about $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.