Beyond a doubt countless of individuals are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more famous "charming pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament payouts added up to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he came away with 2 highly 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. He even still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has allowed him to make an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 and 2004 he finished in the money in excess of 100 events. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes coming in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.