Beyond a doubt huge amounts of players want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "nice players" of the game. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings added up to in the region of four and a half million dollars and he came away with two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. Daniel still has the decency to speak with his admirers about how they will be able to advance their own game.
Howard Lederer
Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life time earnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand and 2004 he placed in the money in more than 100 tournaments. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are just about $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned 5 World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss playing cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tournament winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.
