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Literally huge amounts of people are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "charming guys" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected 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 2004, his tournament earnings added up to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he won two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine's Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player's Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they can improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold'em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life time winnings exceed 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" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that's poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.