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Chris Ferguson - Professional Poker Player Review Series

Ages after ages we come across legends. This is the story of a living legend from the field of Poker. In the world of poker game the shining star is none other than Chris Jesus Ferguson. Winner of 5 World Series of Poker bracelets along with the NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship in the year 2008, Feb 29th with a prize money of $ 500,000. This is the most recognized face in poker. Here are some information's about the personal and professional life of this legendary poker player.

He was born on 11th April, 1963, Los Angeles, California. When born his name was Christopher Philip Ferguson later named as Chris Jesus Ferguson? He earned the nickname Jesus due to his beard and long, brown hair. Ferguson is a Ph.D. in computer science from UCLA in the 1999 as an undergraduate after five years and 13 years as a graduate student. A degree in computer science is not a piece of cake, it's basically like getting a degree in mathematics plus programming. His parents have doctoral degrees in mathematics. His father Thomas Ferguson is a teacher of game theory and theoretical probability in UCLA.

Before he was 10 Ferguson started playing poker though it was casual. In the year 1994 he began playing in tournaments in California. His first entrance to World Series of Poker was in the year 1995. This poker player won the 2000 WSOP by defeating T. J. Cloutier and earned prize money of $ 1.5 million. This legendary poker player helped launch the online site of poker Full Tilt Poker. He was the runner of National Heads-up Poker in the year 2005. In the year 2008 he made the finals for third time and defeated Andy Bloch to win the title. He is the record winner in four-year period of the tournament, with a record of 16-3.

This poker player is now 44 years old and still young enough to challenge the youths. His ambition is to be a Professor of Game Theory at a major University. Apart from playing poker he is also an excellent swing dancer. He has finished in the First Place in this game for 11 times. Ferguson's favorite poker game is No Limit Hold'em, and No Limit 5-card Stud. His favorite movie is Monty Python and the Holy Grail and his favorite place is Watamu beach, which is situated in Kenya. Gandhi and Martin Luther King are his favorite celebrities. This poker player is also a fond of music and his favorite music are R&B, Jazz and Classical.

Poker players whom he respects more are Erik Seidel, Dan Harrington, Mike Sexton, and Daniel Negreanu. If possible then Ferguson wants to teach people to be more tolerant & accepting, and less hypocritical. He has a wish for poker world and that is, casinos should get very tough on abusive players, so poker can have the respect it deserves. This thought simply proves that what a game needs from the person who is playing. In one word we call it devotion. Chris will be sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

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Carlos Mortenson And Chris Ferguson A Complete Review

Chris Ferguson is a famous name in the Poker circuits; he is famous for his famous playing style that has made him an icon. He has a lot of trophies and money to his credit due to his adventures at the poker table. Chris Jesus Ferguson holds is the proud winner of five World Series of Poker bracelets, he has also won the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in the year 2008, with prize money of about $500,000.

Ferguson started playing poker casually at the age of ten; he made his debut in the tournaments that were held in California, which happens to be the home state of this poker player.

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Chris Ferguson has won the 2000 World Series of Poker championship by defeating T.J.Coultier and he went back home richer by $1.5 million. This poker player is a legend in the poker industry and he has also helped the launch of the online site of Full Tilt Poker, he was also the runner up for the National Heads Up poker in 2005.

Although he is 44 years old right now but his brain is so sharp that he is still able to challenge the younger stars and leave the table with the winning hand after defeating all competition. This poker personality has a dream of becoming a professor of Game Theory at some major university; he strongly advocates the need of decency at the poker table and is in favor of the casinos that reprimand abusive poker players.

Carlos Mortenson is well known in the poker circuits for his loose playing style, apart from his skill in the loose playing style this poker player is well known for his bluffing tactics. Carlos Mortenson believes in stacking up his chips. CARLOS Mortenson took part in the main event of the World Series of Poker Championship in the year 2001, and he went home after winning a whopping $1.5 million.

In addition to his winning in the World Series of Poker he also participated in the Doyle Brunson North American poker championship of the World Poker Tour.

The talent of Carlos Mortenson is appreciated by all of his peers as well as his predecessors, he is considered to be the last player to win the Main Event of World Series of Poker.

Mortenson has touched various milestones in his eventful career as a poker player; he has earned the prize money at the World Heads-Up Poker Championship. 2006 was an eventful as well as a very successful one in the career of this poker player, in this year he made his way up to three final tables and he won a huge amount of about 94,908 US Dollars.

The immense amount of talent of this poker player makes him a worthy opponent, although he is new in this field but still the promise shown by this shining star is immense.

Carlos Mortenson happens to be the world leader in earning money at the World Poker tour, with a total earning of about $ 5 million.

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