Literally millions and millions of players strive to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more noteworthy "great pros" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition payouts amounted to more than four and a half million dollars and he won 2 immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to speak to his fans about how they could advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life time winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over 100 tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.
