Beyond a doubt countless of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more well known "nice guys" of the game. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from 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 winnings amounted to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he won 2 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 appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they might boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in excess of 100 events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result 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 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.