Beyond a doubt millions of players are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "charming pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament winnings amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he won two immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to speak with his fans about how they might advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in more than one hundred events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded $5 million.