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Literally countless of players are trying to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more famous "great pros" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his competition winnings added up to in the region of $4.4 million and he came away with 2 highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. Daniel still has the humility to talk to his fans about how they will be able to boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His achievements have lead to him making an educational poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings surpass $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between 2000 to 2004 he ranked in the money in excess of 100 competitions. He’s notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with 2 of his wins happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to toss cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tourney winnings exceeded 5 million dollars.