Chris "Jesus" Ferguson

Residence: Pacific Palisades, CA Poker Successes: 5 WSOP Bracelets 9 First Place Finishes 1st place finish in Winnin' O' the Green in 2004 Poker Start: 1972 Favorite Poker Game: No Limit Hold'em No Limit 5-Card Stud Poker Players I Respect: Erik Seidel, Dan Harington, Mike Sexton, Daniel Negreanu

This 2000 WSOP Champion is easily the most recognized face in poker. He is a top professional poker player, both a mathematician and computer scientist with a photographic memory. As of 2004, he had the most cashes ever in a single year at the WSOP.

Chris lives in Pacific Palisades, California. He does not travel the circuit as much as he used to. He attends the larger, bigger buy-in events and focuses on other interests including day trading and swing dancing. We recently saw Chris in October 2006 and found him to be a awesomely nice guy. With his tall shadowy frame and signature black hat, duster and long hair, he is an interesting character to sit with at the poker table. As well, Chris Ferguson's poker skills are no act. He's played the best all over the world and has found the money more times than anyone can count.