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No Joke, millions and millions of people strive to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "nice pros" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his competition payouts amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he captured 2 highly admired 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 Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk with his fans about how they can improve 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 educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and between 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.