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No Joke, countless of people want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "charming players" of poker. Although "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tournament winnings 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 Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they could improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between 2000 and 2004 he finished in the money in more than 100 competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won five WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.