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Beyond a doubt countless of people are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "charming guys" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he won 2 immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they could improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is one of the busiest players in professional poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in more than 100 competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are just about six million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.

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With the increasing popularity of Holdem poker games, most notably Texas Holdem, many players are discovering how interesting it can be to participate in Hold’em on the web. Most of the net poker rooms look after Holdem enthusiasts, with Texas Holdem games being the most popular.

Many poker players find that when they play Holdem on the net they are getting much more than just a few hours of enjoyment. Poker sites offer players a wide variety of methods to compete in their favored games, with the chance to win some big-time money. You can play Holdem on the web at low-stakes tables to get ready, where antes are as low as five and ten cents, and work your way to the higher-stakes tables where antes start as large as one hundred or two hundred dollars. Begin with the low-stakes games to tweak your techniques and then shift to the big-stakes games at either a web poker room or in a land based casino.

When you participate in Holdem online, regardless if it’s hold’em, Omaha hold’em, or one of the other Holdem variations, you need to adhere to the same game practices that you will follow at a real world casino. One of the benefits that you might have when wagering online is that the poker software that the website uses will often do some tasks for you, including placing the mini or large blind, or it will remind you regarding what you need to do next. This is especially helpful for beginners.