No Joke, millions and millions of people want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more well known "great guys" 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" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament earnings amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he won two immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel even still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they could boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life time winnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the most active players in poker and from 2000 and Two Thousand and Four he finished in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has captured five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in 2003. Has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.