Chris Ferguson earned his PHD from UCLA in computer science
  in 1999, after 13 years as a graduate student.  His parents
  both have doctorates, and his father Thomas Ferguson
  teaches game theory at UCLA.  Ferguson grew up in a family
  that loved to play and analyze games, and he uses his
  training and analytical ability to get ahead in tournament play.

  In 2000 Ferguson won the WSOP main event, a cash worth
  1.5 million dollars.  He has been playing poker since the age
  of 10 years old, and began playing tournaments in the mid
  90's, at which time he has said he made a conscious decision
  to get really good at the game of poker.  Tournament play
  was a way for him to play against the best competitors in the
  game without having to put up the huge stake that cash
  games demand.

  Ferguson won another WSOP bracelet in 2000, the 2,500$ 7
  Card Stud, and one more in 2001 in Omaha Hi-Low, followed
  by two more in 2003.  In 2008 Ferguson finished deep in the
  money at the Main Event, winning over 630,000$. His total
  tournament winnings exceeds 7 million, a little more than 4
  million of it coming from WSOP cashes.

  Although Chris is an atheist, his nickname "Jesus" comes from
  the similarity of his looks to Jesus, with the long hair and
  beard, and from the stillness he often adopts during
  tournament play in order to avoid giving away his hand.

  Ferguson won the 2008 National Heads-Up Poker
  Championship, defeating Andy Bloch in the finals. He had
  finished runner up in the two previous years, and has the
  best overall tournament record there, 16-3. In 2004 Chris
  help to launch the Full Tilt Poker site, which he is a
  spokesperson for today.  Learn more about Chris at Full Tilt.