Literally countless of people want to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more noteworthy "charming pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition winnings added up to in excess of $4.4 million and he came away with 2 highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they might advance 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 educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and from Two Thousand and 2004 he finished in the money in excess of one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament earnings exceeded $5 million.