Beyond a doubt millions of players are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more noteworthy "great pros" of the game. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney earnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he attained two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they might boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life earnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in well over one hundred competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of 2006, his career earnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.