Beyond a doubt countless of players strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "charming pros" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney winnings amounted to in the region 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 Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to speak with his admirers about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in more than 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are just about six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded five million dollars.