Beyond a doubt countless of players strive to be the next "big-time thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "great guys" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition winnings added up to in excess of $4.4 million and he won two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to talk with his admirers about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make 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
Scotty is one of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he finished in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his career winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to throw cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.