Beyond a doubt countless of people strive to be the next "big-time thing" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "great players" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition winnings added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he captured two immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker 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 Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they can boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he placed in the money in well over one hundred competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.