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Beyond a doubt huge amounts of individuals strive 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 put you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tourney payouts amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he came away with two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they could improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings surpass $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of 2006, his career winnings are just about six million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.