Literally countless of individuals want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "charming pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament earnings added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he attained two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk to his fans about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.