Literally millions of players strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "nice players" of the game. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his competition winnings amounted to in excess of four and a half million dollars and he came away with two immensely admired awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk to his admirers about how they could improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in more than 100 competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his life time earnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.