Age, Biography and Wiki
Chris Ferguson (Christopher Philip Ferguson) was born on 11 April, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American poker player (born 1963). Discover Chris Ferguson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?
| Popular As |
Christopher Philip Ferguson |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
60 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
11 April, 1963 |
| Birthday |
11 April |
| Birthplace |
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
Los Angeles, California
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 60 years old group.
Chris Ferguson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 60 years old, Chris Ferguson height not available right now. We will update Chris Ferguson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Chris Ferguson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chris Ferguson worth at the age of 60 years old? Chris Ferguson’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Los Angeles, California. We have estimated Chris Ferguson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Chris Ferguson Social Network
Timeline
Christopher Philip Ferguson (born April 11, 1963) is an American professional poker player.
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.
While at UCLA Ferguson appeared on the Ricky Jay Television Special "Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women" as an assistant.
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.
He has won six World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.
Ferguson is a computer scientist by training and education.
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).
In 2004, Ferguson co-founded the online poker site Full Tilt Poker.
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.
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.
Ferguson was born in Los Angeles, California.
Both Ferguson's parents have doctoral degrees in mathematics and his father, Thomas S. Ferguson, teaches game theory and theoretical probability at UCLA.
On September 20, 2011, the United States Department of Justice amended an existing civil complaint against Full Tilt Poker, alleging that directors 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."
A lawyer for Ferguson denied the allegations, suggesting that the issues may have been the result of mismanagement not malice.
While the legality of online poker remains controversial, Ferguson's case was dismissed on February 19, 2013.
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.
His card throwing ability was showcased on a side segment called ‘The Nuts’ on the ESPN broadcast of the World Series of Poker.
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.
As of September 2020, his total live tournament winnings exceed $9,500,000.
His 168 WSOP cashes account for over $6,800,000 of those winnings.
An "E" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe
In addition to his six bracelets, Ferguson was the first player to have won three World Series of Poker Circuit rings.
