Beyond a doubt millions of people are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "great pros" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney earnings amounted to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he won 2 highly admired awards in the WSOP 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 Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they can improve 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 educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and between 2000 to 2004 he finished in the money in excess of 100 competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with two 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 cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.