Beyond a doubt millions of individuals are trying to be the next "big-time thing" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "charming players" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings added up to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he captured 2 immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk with his admirers about how they could advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of 100 competitions. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability 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 dollars.