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No Joke, huge amounts of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "great pros" of the game. 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 put you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament payouts amounted to more than 4.4 million dollars and he came away with 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they could advance their own game.

Howard Lederer

Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life earnings surpass $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in more than one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of 2006, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.