Beyond a doubt millions and millions of people strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "great pros" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney earnings added up to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he won two immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "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 co holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in well over one hundred events. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his wins coming in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.