Beyond a doubt countless of people want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "charming guys" of the game. Granted "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 game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition payouts added up to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he captured 2 highly admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to speak with his admirers about how they can advance 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 poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in more than one hundred events. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes coming in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.