Literally countless of people strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more famous "great pros" of the game. Although "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In Two Thousand and Four, his tourney winnings added up to in excess of $4.4 million and he captured 2 highly respected 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 chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk to his admirers about how they might improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is one of the most active players in professional poker and between 2000 to 2004 he finished in the money in excess of 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.