Literally millions of individuals strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "great pros" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are at a poker table it is "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 the region of 4.4 million dollars and he attained 2 highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to speak to his admirers about how they can advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and between 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in more than one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.