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Beyond a doubt huge amounts of individuals are trying to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "great players" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it's "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tournament earnings amounted to in excess of $4.4 million and he attained two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine's Competition Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player's Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to talk with his admirers about how they can advance their own game.

Howard Lederer

Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold'em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 and 2004 he ranked in the money in more than 100 events. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that's poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of 2006, his career earnings are just about $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won five WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss playing cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.