Four of Poker’s Great Guys
Posted in Poker on 09/04/2026 01:25 am by Shelby
Beyond a doubt millions and millions of individuals want to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "nice players" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he captured 2 highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they could advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over one hundred competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his career winnings are just about six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.