Literally huge amounts of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "nice pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from 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 payouts amounted to more than 4.4 million dollars and he attained 2 immensely admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to talk with his admirers about how they can boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he ranked in the money in more than 100 competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of 2006, his career earnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded 5 million dollars.