Chris"Jesus"
Ferguson
One of
the most
recognizable
faces in
poker.
He has a
unique
look
with his
long
hair,
beard,
sunglasses,
and hat.
He
obviously
got his
nickname,
"Jesus".
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.
I think
the two
are an
ironic
combination:
the
individual
competition
of poker
with
huge
amounts
of
concentration,
and
swing
dancing
in which
you must
rely on
a
partner
and just
let go
of your
inhibitions.
Chris
won the
prestigious
Championship
No Limit
Holdem
main
event at
the 2000
World
Series
of
Poker.
He beat
another
top
competitor,
TJ
Cloutier.
The
final
hand of
the
series
was one
that
will be
remembered.
TJ held
AQ to
Ferguson's
A9. The
flop
came 2K4
with a
King on
the
turn. If
the
board
paired,
the pot
would
have
been
split
and
Ferguson
would
have
been
saved,
but if
the 9
came the
tournament
would be
all
over.
The 9
came and
Ferguson
was
World
Champion.
The A9
combination
was
pivotal
to
Chris'
win
twice
during
the
tournament.
The
night
before
he won,
Annie
Duke
lost
with the
A9 to
Chris
giving
him the
chips
that he
needed
to
continue
in the
competition.
In one
interview,
Chris
stated
that his
favorite
place to
play was
at the
final
table.
That is
the mark
of a
true
champion.
I think
the
combination
of the
desire
to make
it to
the
final
table
and his
mathematical
skills
is what
makes
him the
great
player
that he
is
today.
He has
earned
himself
five
World
Series
of Poker
titles,
two of
them in
2003.
His
titles
are 2000
Seven
Card
Stud,
2001
Omaha
High-Low,
2003
Mixed
Games,
2003
Omaha
High-Low,
and the
main
event in
2000.
His
other
finishes
at the
2003
World
Series
of Poker
were
fourth
in
lowball,
second
in Pot
Limit
Holdem,
and
sixth in
Omaha
High. He
won the
No Limit
Holdem
Championship
event at
the
Winnin'
O' the
Green in
2004.
You can
play
with
Chris at
his own
table at
online
card
room
Full
Tilt
Poker.
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