Name: Chris Ferguson
Location: Pacific Palisades, California
Name: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
Location: Pacific Palisades, CA
Cashes: 98
Total Winnings: $5,467,087
First Place Finishes: 9
WSOP Bracelets: 5
ProRank 1 Position: 620
ProRank 2 Position: N/A
Favorite Poker Game: No Limit Hold'em, & NoLimit 5-Card Stud
Hobbies: Swing Dancing
Poker Player I Respect: Erik Seidel and Daniel Negreanu
Additional Info: Single
2000 WSOP Winner Chris Ferguson - Player profile
About
2000 WSOP Champ Chris Ferguson was born in 1963 in Los Angeles, California. Ferguson attended UCLA where he received a Ph.D in computer science. Ferguson's parents also hold doctoral degrees. His father is a game theory teacher at UCLA.
Player results
| Event | Prize | Place | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31th Annual WSOP, Event #10 | $1,500,000 | 1st | May 18, 2000 | WSOP World Championship, No Limit Hold 'em |
| 31th Annual WSOP, Event #9 | $151,000 | 1st | May 2, 2000 | WSOP Limit 7-Card Stud |
| 32nd WSOP, Event #3 | $164,735 | 1st
| Apr 22, 2001 | WSOP Limit Omaha Hi/Lo |
| California State Championship, Event #13 | $22,570 | 1st
| Jun 20, 2001 | Pot Limit Hold 'em |
| 34th WSOP, Event #4 | $123,680 | 1st
| Apr 18, 2003 | WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo |
| 34th WSOP, Event #10 | $66,220 | 1st
| Apr 24, 2003 | WSOP Limit Hold 'em & 7-Card Stud |
| Harrah's Rincon Poker Tournament, WSOP Circuit Event, Event #8 | $655,220 | 1st
| Mar 2, 2005 | WSOP Circuit Main Event, No Limit Hold 'em |
| Harrah's Las Vegas Poker Tournament, WSOP Circuit Event, Event #12 | $362,088 | 1st
| Sep 16, 2005 | WSOP Circuit Main Event, No Limit Hold 'em |
| Global Pot Limit No Limit Open | $5,125 | 2nd
| Jul 31, 2000 | Pot Limit Hold 'em & Omaha |
| Tom McEvoy's Poker Spectacular | $10,640 | 2nd | Oct 3, 2000 | No Limit Hold 'em |
| LA poker Classic, Event #12 | $20,520 | 2nd | Feb 12, 2002 | Limit 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo |
| 33rd WSOP, Event #17 | $98,700 | 2nd | May 4, 2002 | WSOP Pot Limit Hold 'em |
| 34th WSOP, Event #30 | $115,560 | 2nd | May 13, 2003 | WSOP Pot Limit Hold 'em |
| 35th WSOP, Event #16 | $170,315 | 2nd | May 7, 2004 | WSOP Deuce to Seven Lowball |
| 2005 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, | $250,000 | 2nd | Mar 5, 2005 | No Limit Hold 'em |
| 36th WSOP, Event #12 | $210,460 | 2nd | Jun 13, 2005 | WSOP Pot Limit Omaha |
| National Heads UP Poker | $250,000 | 2nd | Mar 6, 2006 | Heads Up, No Limit Hold 'em |
| Californian State Poker Championship, Event #13 | $5,875 | 3rd
| Jun 19, 2002 | Pot Limit Hold 'em |
| 2004 Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge | $3,400 | 3rd | Sep 6, 2004 | No Limit Hold 'em |
