Literally millions and millions of players want to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more famous "charming guys" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have removed you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his competition payouts amounted to in the region of 4.4 million dollars and he attained two immensely admired 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 named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He still has the humility to speak with his admirers about how they could advance their own game.

Howard Lederer

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

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and from 2000 and 2004 he placed in the money in more than one hundred competitions. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are just about 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned 5 World Series of Poker titles with two of his wins happening in 2003. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw cards fast enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of Two Thousand and Five his total poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.