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| name = Chris Ferguson | nickname = Jesus | image = Chris Ferguson 2.jpg | caption = Ferguson at the 2007 World Series of Poker | residence = Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. | birth_name = Christopher Philip Ferguson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|04|11}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | wsop bracelet count = 6 | wsop money finishes = 97[1] | wsop main event best finish rank = Winner | wsop main event best finish year = 2000 | wpt titles = None | wpt final tables = 2 | wpt money finishes = 11[2] | ept titles = | ept final tables = | ept money finishes = 1 | updated = November 1, 2017 }}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.[3] On September 20, 2011, the U.S. Justice Department filed a motion to amend a civil complaint, complaining that Ferguson and three other directors of the poker website Full Tilt Poker were running a Ponzi scheme that paid out $444 million of customer money to themselves and the firm's owners.[4] Early life and educationFerguson was born in Los Angeles, California. Both Ferguson's parents have doctoral degrees in mathematics and his father, Thomas Ferguson, teaches game theory and theoretical probability at UCLA.[5] 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.[6] His Ph.D. advisor was Leonard Kleinrock.[7] While at UCLA Ferguson appeared on the Ricky Jay Television Special "Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women" as an assistant.[8] Poker careerFerguson 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.[9] Ferguson is nicknamed "Jesus" because of his trademark long brown hair and beard.[10] His style is highly mathematical, using a strong knowledge of game theory and developing computer simulations to improve his understanding of the game.[11] In the 2000 WSOP Ferguson won his first bracelet in the $2,500 Seven-Card Stud event for $151,000. He followed this up by defeating T. J. Cloutier heads-up at the Main Event to win the $1.5 million prize. In 2004, he earned $120,000 in the Main Event for his 26th-place finish (out of 2,576 players). Ferguson finished runner-up to Phil Hellmuth in the 2005 National Heads-Up Poker Championship. He made the finals again in 2006, but again finished second, this time to Ted Forrest. In 2008, he made the finals for the third time, this time defeating Andy Bloch and winning the title. At the 2017 WSOP, Ferguson set a record with 23 cashes. He also won his sixth bracelet, and first in 14 years, at the WSOP Europe in the €1,650 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better event. With these results Ferguson won the WSOP Player of the Year award.[11] As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,900,000.[12] His 90 WSOP cashes account for over $6,000,000 of those winnings.[1] World Series of Poker bracelets
In addition to his six bracelets, Ferguson was the first player to have won three World Series of Poker Circuit rings.[18] Full Tilt Poker scandal{{main|U. S. v. Scheinberg et al. (10 Cr. 336)}}In 2004, Ferguson was one of the founders of the online poker site Full Tilt Poker.[19] On September 20, 2011, the United States Department of Justice amended an existing civil complaint against Full Tilt Poker, an online poker company of which Chris Ferguson was a director. The amended complaint alleged that Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, and Rafe Furst "lined their own pockets with funds picked from the pockets of their most loyal customers while blithely lying to both players and the public alike about the safety and security of the money deposited.”[20][21] A lawyer for Ferguson denied the allegations, suggesting that the issues may have been the result of mismanagement not malice.[22][23] The case was dismissed February 19, 2013 yielding insofar that money be paid out by Ferguson and limitations placed on his website and the legality of online poker. Personal lifeHis interests include his presidency 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.[24] His card throwing ability was showcased on a side cutaway, called "The Nuts", on the ESPN broadcast of the World Series of Poker. References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=201 |title=Chris Ferguson player ID |publisher=Wsop.com |date= |accessdate=March 26, 2009}} {{WSOP Main Event champions}}{{National Heads-Up Poker Championship Winners}}{{Team Full Tilt}}{{World Series of Poker Player of the Year Award Winners}}{{2000s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}{{2010s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferguson, Chris}}2. ^World Poker Tour profile 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/tournaments/event/2008-NBC-National-Heads-Up-Poker-Championship-February-28-2008-Heads-Up-No-Limit-Hold%27em-413-5267.html |title=2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship |publisher=Bluff Magazine |accessdate=December 12, 2009}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904106704576582741398633386 |title=U.S. Alleges Full Tilt Poker Was Ponzi Scheme |publisher=Wall Street Journal |accessdate=September 20, 2011 |first=Alexandra |last=Berzon |date=September 21, 2011}} 5. ^UCLA Department of Mathematics: Thomas Ferguson 6. ^{{cite journal |last=Brooks |first=Michael |date=May 2007 |title=Time enough for countin' |journal=New Scientist |volume=194 |issue=2604 |pages=52–53}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.lk.cs.ucla.edu/LK_students.html |title=PhD students supervised |publisher=Leonard Kleinrock |accessdate=July 24, 2009}} 8. ^{{Citation|last=770pratik|title=Ricky Jay-Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women|date=August 16, 2012|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdYto9Ehrj0|accessdate=April 11, 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=1369 |title=Chris Ferguson interview}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120122529/http://poker.about.com/od/playerprofiles/p/chrisferguson.htm|title="Jesus" origin|date=November 20, 2015|accessdate=October 15, 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web|last=Fast|first=Erik|title=Chris Ferguson Wins 2017 World Series of Poker Europe €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-or-Better Event|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/22188-chris-ferguson-wins-2017-world-series-of-poker-europe-1-650-pot-limit-omaha-eight-or-better-event|publisher=CardPlayer.com|date=November 1, 2017|accessdate=November 6, 2017}} 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=82 |title=Hendon Mob tournament results: Chris Ferguson |publisher=Pokerdb.thehendonmob.com |date= |accessdate=March 26, 2009}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=197&tid=1838 |title=2000 $2,500 Seven card Stud |publisher=WSOP.com |date= |accessdate=March 26, 2009}} 14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=197&tid=1854 |title=$10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship |publisher=WSOP.com |date= |accessdate=March 26, 2009}} 15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=196&tid=1857 |title=$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo |publisher=WSOP.com |date= |accessdate=March 26, 2009}} 16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=5&tid=1761 |title=$2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo |publisher=WSOP.com |date= |accessdate=March 26, 2009}} 17. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=5&tid=1767 |title=$2,000 1/2 Limit Hold'em, 1/2 Seven Card Stud |publisher=WSOP.com |date= |accessdate=March 26, 2009}} 18. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.flushdraw.net/news/maurice-hawkins-wins-third-wsop-circuit-event-title-2016/ |title=Maurice Hawkins Wins Third WSOP Circuit Main Event Title of 2016}} 19. ^1 What Would Jesus Bet? Alec Wilkinson, The Sporting Scene, The New Yorker, March 30, 2009 20. ^{{cite news |last=Berzon |first=Alexandra |title=U.S. Alleges Full Tilt Poker Was Ponzi Scheme |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=September 20, 2011 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904106704576582741398633386 |accessdate=September 20, 2011}} 21. ^{{citation |url=https://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/FullTiltAmendSuit_Sept20_2011.pdf |title=VERIFIED FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT 11 Civ. 2564 |author=United States of America |publisher=UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK |date=September 20, 2011 |accessdate=September 26, 2011}} 22. ^{{cite web |url=http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/09/20/full_tilt_poker_ponzi_scheme_jesus_ferguson_howard_lederer_among.html |title=Full Tilt Poker Denies it's a Ponzi Scheme |author=Greg Howard |publisher=The Slatest |date=September 22, 2011 |accessdate=September 26, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923191141/http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/09/20/full_tilt_poker_ponzi_scheme_jesus_ferguson_howard_lederer_among.html |archivedate=September 23, 2011 }} 23. ^{{cite news |last=Berzon |first=Alexandra |title=Poker Site Fires Back at U.S. |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=September 22, 2011 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111903791504576585390448785426 |accessdate=September 26, 2011}} 24. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMoc7tHMQOg] 11 : 1963 births|American poker players|World Series of Poker Main Event winners|World Series of Poker bracelet winners|WSOP Player of the Year Award winners|World Series of Poker Circuit event winners|National Heads-Up Poker Championship winners|Poker After Dark tournament winners|University of California, Los Angeles alumni|People from Los Angeles|Living people |
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