Beyond a doubt countless of people are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more famous "nice pros" of poker. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament payouts added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he won two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to talk to 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 success has allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he ranked in the money in well over 100 tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.