Literally countless of people strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "great guys" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected 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 added up to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he attained 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they will be able to advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known 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 co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.