Chris Ferguson | Team Full Tilt Player

There is a sure-footed way to tell who the most famous person of any field is. Ask someone who is unfamiliar with the subject to name a name. If you're not into classical music, for example, you might say “Pavarotti” first. Well, if you ask any non-gambler about poker, they might be able to tell you one thing: Chris Ferguson . He is the best player in the world today, and also the most recognizable. With his trademark hat, sunglasses and long hair, how can you miss this Team Full Tilt Player?

Like many formidable gambling experts, Chris Ferguson has a background in science and mathematics. Both his parents have doctorates in math, and his father lectures on game theory and probability in UCLA. Chris himself spent 18 years total in the same college, not leaving until the school gave him a Ph.D in computer science and advised him to depart from the academic life.

Even after leaving university, Chris never gave up his scientific habits. As a professional poker and Team Full Tilt Player , his approach is very methodical and math-based. He also has a photographic memory, making him unbelievably hard to beat.

While still in college, Chris Ferguson began dabbling in Internet poker through an IRC channel, where he quickly dominated the scene. Encouraged by his success, he joined minor tournaments in the Los Angeles area before qualifying for his first WSOP event. He would make a dozen money finishes and a best rank of fourth place in those early days.

In 2000, Chris bagged the prestigious WSOP No Limit Texas Holdem event, along with Seven Card Stud. This was followed by a victory in Omaha Hi/Lo Split or Better in 2001 and two other bracelets in 2003. He was second only to Phil Helmuth in the 2005 National Heads Up Poker Championship. In 2006 he again finished second place in the same event.

The Team Full Tilt Player has won more WSOP bracelets than any other player - 5. He has made it to the final table 25 times, and landed at money-earning places 42 times.

Chris Ferguson has a total of over $7,000,000 career earnings, more than what any other player has won. He has gathered $4,000,000 in the WSOP alone. He has been nicknamed “Jesus” because of his long dark hair and beard. Chris deliberately used a hat to hide the fact he was a college student when he first started playing poker.

Returning to the Internet scene where he first developed his gaming skills, Chris teamed up with Full Tilt Poker to create a quality poker room for amateurs and professionals to enjoy and learn by. Chris is perhaps the most prized Team Full Tilt Player, though he is by no means the only notable one. Other members of the team include John Juanda, Phil Ivey, Jennifer Harman, Phil Gordon and Howard Lederer. Along with these players, Chris Ferguson tests the skills and nerves of online poker enthusiasts at the site. Only the players themselves may use their pictures as avatars, and it is quite an experience to know one is really playing against the “Jesus” of poker.

Register with FullTilt Poker Now! Don't forget to add your Full Tilt Poker Referral Code MAINBONUS