No Joke, millions and millions of players want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more famous "charming guys" 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 competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In Two Thousand and Four, his competition payouts added up to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he attained two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker 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. He still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they can boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty 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 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during 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 career earnings are just about $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.