Beyond a doubt huge amounts of individuals want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "great guys" of poker. Granted "nice" is connected with their names when you are facing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney winnings added up to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he attained 2 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of 100 tournaments. He is notorious 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.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.