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Chris Ferguson

Chris Ferguson
Personlig information
Født11. april 1963 (61 år) Rediger på Wikidata
Los Angeles, Californien, USA Rediger på Wikidata
Uddannelse og virke
Uddannelses­stedUniversity of California, Los Angeles (1981-1999),
Palisades Charter High School Rediger på Wikidata
Elev afLeonard Kleinrock Rediger på Wikidata
BeskæftigelsePokerspiller Rediger på Wikidata
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Christopher Philip Ferguson (født den 11. april 1963 i Los Angeles, Californien) er en professionel amerikansk pokerspiller. Gennem sin karriere har han vundet 5 World Series of Poker armbånd, heriblandt 2000 WSOP Main Event. I 2008 vandt han NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

Opvækst

Ferguson har en doktorgrad i datalogi med fokus på virtuelle netværksalgoritmer fra universitetet UCLA. Han opnåede graden i 1999 efter at have gået på universitetet i 18 år. I øvrigt var hans ph.d.-rådgiver Leonard Kleinrock.

Begge Chris' forældre har en doktorgrad i matematik, og hans far Thomas Ferguson underviser spilteori og teoretiske sandsynligheder ved UCLA.

Poker

Ferguson har spillet poker, siden han var 10 år gammel. På universitetet finpudsede han sine evner ved at spille poker i chat rooms. I 1994 begyndte han at spille turneringer i Californien. I 1995 deltag Chris i sit første World Series of Poker verdensmesterskab. I 2000 vandt han WSOP ved at slå T.J. Cloutier heads-up, hvilket indbragte $1,5 millioner. Ferguson har cashet 57 gange i World Series of Poker, heriblandt 5 WSOP armbånd. Hvis man både tæller WSOP og WSOP Circuit med, har han tjent $5,364,701.

I 2004 var Ferguson med til at lancere det nye online pokerspilsite Full Tilt Poker med navne som Howard Lederer og Gus Hansen.

I 2005 udgaven af National Heads-Up Poker Championship blev han runner-up til Phil Hellmuth, som vandt titlen. I 2006 kom han igen i den prestigefyldte finale, hvor han tabte til Ted Forrest. I 2007 nåede han desværre ikke finalebordet, men han kom stærkt igen i 2008, da besejrede Andy Bloch og kunne hæve $500,000 i førstepræmie.

Ved World Poker Tour (WPT) har Ferguson opnået to finaleborde, hvor det seneste var i februar 2009, hvor han blev nummer 6 og vandt $240,538. Tilbage i 2005 vandt han $15,000 for sin 4. plads i WPT's invitationsturnering. Chris har vundet mere end $500,000 på WPT touren.

I februar 2005 vandt Chris Ferguson $655,220, da han spillede $10,000 WSOP Circuit Championship Event i San Diego, USA.

Ferguson har også opnået to finaleborde i World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), som foregår i London, England). Det skete henholdsvis 2007 og 2008. Turneringerne var henhenholdsvis en £2,500 H.O.R.S.E og en £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event. På førstnævnte event vandt han £21,656 for en 4. plads. Sidstnævnte indbragte ham £33,000 for sin placering som nummer 7.

Han har tjent mere end $7,7 millioner på poker.

Kælenavn

Ferguson har tilnavnet "Jesus" grundet hans lange brune hår og store skæg.

World Series of Poker armbånd

År Turnering Vundet(US$)
2000 $2,500 Seven Card Stud $151,000
2000 $10,000 No Limit Texas Hold 'em World Championship $1,500,000
2001 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better $164,735
2003 $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better $123,680
2003 $2,000 1/2 Limit Hold'em - 1/2 Seven Card Stud $66,220

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