Chris Ferguson
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This article is about the poker player. For the pastor and theologian, see Chris Ferguson (pastor). For the Scottish footballer, see Chris Ferguson (footballer). For the astronaut, see Christopher Ferguson.
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] Ferguson is a computer scientist by training and education.
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Chris Ferguson | |
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Nickname(s) | Jesus |
Residence | Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. |
Born | Christopher Philip Ferguson (1963-04-11) April 11, 1963 (age 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 6 |
Money finish(es) | 168[1] |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | Winner, 2000 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | 2 |
Money finish(es) | 11[2] |
European Poker Tour | |
Money finish(es) | 1 |
Information accurate as of 7 November 2022. |
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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]