No Joke, countless of players want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "nice players" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tournament payouts added up to more than $4.4 million and he won 2 highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they will be able to improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has 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 total life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is one of the busiest players in poker and from 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are just about six million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded five million dollars.