No Joke, countless of individuals are trying to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "nice players" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition payouts added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he came away with two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "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 co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in more than 100 tournaments. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to 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 earnings exceeded $5 million.