Beyond a doubt countless of people are trying to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "charming players" of poker. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament earnings amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he won 2 immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak with his admirers about how they might improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 to 2004 he ranked in the money in more than one hundred events. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his life time earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five WSOP titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards quick enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.