No Joke, huge amounts of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "nice pros" of the game. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney payouts amounted to more than $4.4 million and he captured two highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney 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 talk to his fans about how they could improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he finished in the money in well over 100 tournaments. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad loss. As of 2006, his life time earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.