Beyond a doubt millions of people are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "great pros" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney winnings amounted to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he captured 2 highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between 2000 to 2004 he placed in the money in well over 100 tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded five million dollars.