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Beyond a doubt countless of people want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "charming guys" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to more than $4.4 million and he won two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine's Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player's Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to talk to his fans about how they might boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold'em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than 100 events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that's poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has captured five WSOP titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.