Literally millions of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "great players" of the game. Although "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament payouts amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he came away with two highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they will be able to improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in excess of one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his life time earnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes coming in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result 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 live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.