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Beyond a doubt huge amounts of individuals strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "charming guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament winnings amounted to more than $4.4 million and he won 2 immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to talk with his fans about how they might improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings exceed $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is one of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than 100 competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.