Chris Ferguson, mostly known as "Jesus", is one of the most charismatic poker players. With his long hair, sunglasses and a cowboy hat he has managed to win 5 World Series Of Poker bracelets and over $3,000,000 in different tournaments. This poker face is the most recognized around the world.
Chris Ferguson was born 1963 in Los Angeles. He started to play poker as early as in the forth grade where he learned the game with his classmates. When he got up in high school he started to win more and when he was in collage he went to Las Vegas were he increased his bankroll almost every weekend. He is a graduate and has a Doctor of Philosophy in computer science.
With this astonishing poker look he has certainly one of the most candid poker faces in the world. He got himself the nick name Jesus from his beard and long hair.
Part of Team Full Tilt he now joins the online poker world. You can play online poker with Chris there and the rest of the Full Tilt Team which consist of: Erik Seidel, Howard Lederer, Andy Bloch, Phil Ivey, Jennifer Harman, John Juanda, Erick Lindgren, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen and of course Chris Ferguson.
His career is one of the most successful ones. Since he started to play professional poker he has won 5 WSOP bracelets. 2000 - WSOP No-Limit Texas Holdem Championship, 2000 - WSOP Seven Card Stud, 2001 - WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo, 2003 - WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo, 2003 - WSOP Half Stud/Half Holdem. With this he also made 25 final tables and 42 money finishing.
Chris was the one that put together a team of engineers and poker professionals to build poker software that is reliable and attractive to poker players. Since he works with computer for a living this idea came natural to Chris and this is how the birth of Full Tilt Poker was made July 2004. |
