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Beyond a doubt countless of players strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "great guys" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his competition payouts added up to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he attained two 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 chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they might boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time earnings surpass $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is one of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in well over 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker 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, that, and along with his ability to throw playing cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tourney winnings exceeded $5 million.