Literally huge amounts of people strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "nice guys" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney earnings added up to more than 4.4 million dollars and he won 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His achievements 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 TV. As of 2005, his complete life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in excess of 100 tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of 2006, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.