Literally countless of individuals strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more famous "great guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney winnings added up to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he won 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to talk to his admirers about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his total life earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and between 2000 to 2004 he ranked in the money in more than 100 tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw playing cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.