Literally millions and millions of people are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on four of the more well known "charming guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from 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 earnings added up to more than 4.4 million dollars and he attained 2 highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was appointed Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they can improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his complete life winnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and from 2000 to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in excess of 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his wins coming in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded $5 million.