Poker Pro Chris “Jesus” Ferguson
Chris Ferguson Bio
Chris Ferguson is a poker player who demonstrates a wide range of talents, more than just at the poker tables too.
The professional poker player, nicknamed ‘Jesus’ due to his unique appearance has been known to be able to throw playing cards at vegetables and cut them in half.
Ferguson is a lifelong card player and has been studying the game of poker for many years, perfecting his game with each new skill that he learns.
Possessing a huge thirst for victory Ferguson become a feared player, rising to victory within many of the games or tournaments that he bought into. He treats each poker session with the same desire to win as he had the very first session he ever played.
The year 2000 turned out to be a massively successful one for the professional player, making poker history by beating poker legend T.J. Cloutier in the heads up proportion of the World Series of Poker Main Event, adding the winners bracelet to one that he had already won during the tournament series.
Seeing that Chris Ferguson possessed a big presence at the poker tables Full Tilt Poker was quick to approach him with an offer of sponsorship in exchange for the use of his name during promotions.
Fergusons time as a Team Full Tilt member has been a massive success. While wearing the Full Tilt gear he’s managed to make 7 WSOP final table appearances (June 2005 to July 2010) and an Aussie Millions final table. Perhaps his most impressive accomplishments during Full Tit stint so far are his 3 WSOPC rings (which made him the first player to win three rings), and his three trips to the NBC National Heads Up Championship final match. In 2005 and 2006 Ferguson was the runner-up but finally got a win under his belt in 2008. Two runnerup finishes and a first place against the best poker pros in the world facing each other mano-yee-mano is about as impressive as it gets.
Ferguson is currently tied for third in the most WSOP cashes of all time (59 total) category. Another claim to fame: in order to show it could be done, Ferguson ran a $0 bankroll into $10,000 starting with freeroll tournaments on Full Tilt. Although successful with his mission he still continued the challenge running the $10,000 up to $20,000 following the same disciplined bankroll management progression.
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