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Chris Ferguson

1963 - Today

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Christopher Philip Ferguson (born April 11, 1963) is an American professional poker player. He has won six World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Ferguson is a computer scientist by training and education. On September 20, 2011, the U.S. Justice Department filed a motion to amend a civil complaint, with the belief that Ferguson and three other directors for the popular poker client Full Tilt Poker were running a Ponzi scheme that paid out $444 million of customer money to themselves and the firm's owners. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Ferguson is the 10th most popular poker player (down from 9th in 2024), the 16,057th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,530th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Poker Player.

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Among POKER PLAYERS

Among poker players, Chris Ferguson ranks 10 out of 15. Before him are Phil Hellmuth, Dan Harrington, Johnny Chan, Daniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen, and Phil Ivey. After him are Scotty Nguyen, Patrik Antonius, Liv Boeree, Tom Dwan, Joe Hachem, and Joe Cada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Chris Ferguson ranks 978. Before him are Däulet Turlyhanov, Raghuram Rajan, Mohammed Sahil, Billy Gould, Tatsuya Mochizuki, and Hannu Virta. After him are Gregg Binkley, Sorin Matei, John Bush, Raúl Servín, Ilze Liepa, and John R. Dilworth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Ferguson ranks 16,064 out of 20,380. Before him are Ralph Edwards (1913), Tyron Woodley (1982), James A. Pawelczyk (1960), Davis Phinney (1959), John Hensley (1977), and Paula Cole (1968). After him are Greg Vaughan (1973), Shane Larkin (1992), Jonathan Majors (1989), Richard Bryan (1937), Bijou Phillips (1980), and Kali Uchis (1994).

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Among POKER PLAYERS In United States

Among poker players born in United States, Chris Ferguson ranks 7. Before him are Doyle Brunson (1933), Johnny Moss (1907), Dan Bilzerian (1980), Phil Hellmuth (1964), Dan Harrington (1945), and Phil Ivey (1977). After him are Tom Dwan (1986), and Joe Cada (1987).

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