Chris Ferguson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Ferguson
Occupation	Professional Poker Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 11, 1963(1963-04-11)
Age	61
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aries

Chris Ferguson Biography

Chris Ferguson is one of the most popular and richest Professional Poker Player who was born on April 11, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Ferguson began playing poker at the age of 10. In college, he honed his skill on IRC poker playing online for play money in chat rooms. In 1994, he began playing in tournaments in California and in 1995, he entered his first World Series of Poker. He is a relatively quiet player who often adopts a characteristic motionless pose to avoid providing information to his opponents. He 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. Ferguson is nicknamed “Jesus” because of his trademark long brown hair and beard. His style is highly mathematical, using a strong knowledge of game theory and developing computer simulations to improve his understanding of the game.

Ferguson attended UCLA, where he earned a Ph.D. in computer science (focusing on virtual network algorithms) in 1999 after five years as an undergraduate and 13 years as a graduate student. His Ph.D. advisor was Leonard Kleinrock. While at UCLA Ferguson appeared on the Ricky Jay Television Special “Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women” as an assistant.

Chris Ferguson Net Worth

Chris Ferguson is one of the richest Professional Poker Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Ferguson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Christopher Philip Ferguson (born April 11, 1963) is an American professional poker player. He has won six World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Chris Ferguson Dating?

According to our records, Chris Ferguson is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Chris Ferguson’s is not dating anyone.

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As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,900,000. His 90 WSOP cashes account for over $6,000,000 of those winnings.

Facts & Trivia

Clarence Ranked on the list of most popular Professional Poker Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Ferguson celebrates birthday on April 11 of every year.

Does Chris Jesus Ferguson still play Poker?

YearTournamentPrize ($)
2003| $2,000 1/2 Limit Hold’em – 1/2 Seven Card Stud| $66,220

What chassis does Chris Ferguson run?

28-year-old, Chris Ferguson has made the switch to Sweet Bloomquist Chassis. The car made it’s debut over the weekend in the Dirt Million. The North Carolina driver ventured North for the biggest dirt late model race of the season in Mansfield, Ohio.

Where is Chris Ferguson Racing from?

Quick Facts
Hometown| Mt. Holly, NC
Birthday| 12/30

Is Carson Ferguson related to Chris Ferguson?

From Big Haulers to Small When Ferguson started racing dirt late models in 2014, he would borrow a big trailer from his cousin , racer Chris Ferguson, when he wasn’t using it. However, with his cousin racing nearly every weekend, that left Ferguson with not many opportunities to race.

Who is the most famous poker player?

With 16 WSOP Bracelets, Phil Hellmuth is the poker player who has won the most WSOP Bracelets and is also the WSOP leader in cashes as well as several other significant WSOP records.