4 of Poker’s Nice Players
Posted in Poker on 05/09/2025 11:25 pm by Valerie
No Joke, millions and millions of players are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "charming players" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament earnings amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he won two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they will be able to advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in poker and between Two Thousand and 2004 he finished in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.