Beyond a doubt countless of individuals are trying to be the next "big thing" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "great players" of poker. Granted "nice" is associated with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!
Daniel Negreanu
In 2004, his tournament winnings amounted to more than $4.4 million and he captured two immensely respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak to his fans about how they will be able to boost 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 instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of 2005, his total life winnings exceed $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between 2000 and 2004 he placed in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are almost $6 million.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards quick enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of Two Thousand and Five his total live poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.
