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Beyond a doubt millions and millions of people strive to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "great players" of poker. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it's "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tournament earnings added up 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 February 2006 he was chosen Card Player's Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they might advance their own game.

Howard Lederer

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

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is one of the busiest players in poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he placed in the money in more than 100 events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the term "that's poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his career earnings are almost 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned 5 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 toss playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded five million dollars.