13 Facts About Chris Ferguson

Christopher Philip Ferguson was born on April 11,1963 and is an American professional poker player.

Chris Ferguson has won six World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

Chris Ferguson is a relatively quiet player who often adopts a characteristic motionless pose to avoid providing information to his opponents.

Chris Ferguson adopted his trademark wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses consciously, to point towards a table image that does not display outright the fact that he was a college student.

Chris Ferguson is nicknamed "Jesus" because of his trademark long brown hair and beard.

Chris Ferguson's style is highly mathematical, using a strong knowledge of game theory and developing computer simulations to improve his understanding of the game.

Chris Ferguson followed this up by defeating T J Cloutier heads-up at the Main Event to win the $1.5 million prize.

Chris Ferguson finished runner-up to Phil Hellmuth in the 2005 National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

Chris Ferguson made the finals again in 2006, but again finished second, this time to Ted Forrest.

At the 2017 WSOP, Chris Ferguson set a record with 23 cashes.

In 2004, Chris Ferguson co-founded the online poker site Full Tilt Poker.

Chris Ferguson's interests include being president of a swing dancing club at UCLA, as well as his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas, carrots and even melons.

Chris Ferguson's card throwing ability was showcased on a side segment called 'The Nuts' on the ESPN broadcast of the World Series of Poker.