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Chris Ferguson

Founder, Full Tilt Poker

He played poker as a kid with his dad, a professor of game theory, so it's not a surprise that he was the first poker player to win a tournament prize of more than $1 million. Now 46, Chris Ferguson, who has a PhD in computer science from UCLA, has claimed some $7.3 million in winnings. But his biggest bet was starting Full Tilt Poker with 12 pros who join in online games instead of the usual one or two. Full Tilt is one of the fastest-growing poker sites in the world. -- by Kate Rockwood

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Quotes

"If there's a fault in my game it's that I give my opponents too much credit. I always assume my opponents play very well so in a sense this has worked to my advantage. I think a lot of people who don't respect their opponents are in for a tough lesson."
- Chris Ferguson: Walking on Water, Source

"It’s very hard for me to stick a nickel in a slot machine. I can’t figure out why in the world I would ever want to stick a nickel in a slot machine. Because of the negative expectation, it’s very hard for me to ever want to do that. If I bring that kind of mentality to the poker table, I’m always trying to make the decision that’s best for me. In terms of the expectation, I’m trying to figure out very hard what the best play is. It doesn’t matter what has happened in the past."
- Interview with Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Source

"Most poker players don’t understand what it is they do,’ he says. ‘I understand what I do. The core strategy I use is based on mathematics and is very difficult to play against. When I think about poker, I’m concentrating more on my own game than my opponents. If I had to tell my opponent how I’m going to play every single hand, how would I play? I’m trying to come up with a strategy that even if he knows how I’m going to play, he’s not going to be able to beat me – even if he watches me for hours. That’s the way I think about poker."
- Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson, Source

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Christopher Philip Ferguson (born on April 11, 1963, in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional poker player. In his career he has won five World Series of Poker bracelets, including the bracelet for the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and was the winner of the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. -- Wikipedia (5/18/2009).