No Joke, countless of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "nice players" of the game. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition payouts amounted to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he won two immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 and 2004 he placed in the money in excess of 100 events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his life time earnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five WSOP titles with two of his wins coming in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.