Literally millions of players are trying to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more well known "great pros" of poker. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tourney winnings added up to in excess of $4.4 million and he attained 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk with his admirers about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an instructional video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between Two Thousand and 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament earnings exceeded five million dollars.