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Beyond a doubt countless of people strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "nice pros" of poker. Although "nice" is associated 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 Two Thousand and Four, his competition winnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he won 2 immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine's Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was appointed Card Player's Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk with his fans about how they can improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold'em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life winnings surpass $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in excess of one hundred tournaments. He's notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that's poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his career winnings are just about 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.