Beyond a doubt millions of individuals strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "great players" of poker. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament winnings amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he captured two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak with his fans about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.