All In: The 7 Richest Poker Players in the World

4. Chris Ferguson

Net Worth: $25 million

This California poker pro is best known for his mathematical style of play, his long hair, and his cowboy hats. You might know him from the Full Tilt Poker scandal, a legal controversy regarding an alleged Ponzi scheme being run at that online poker site, which he directed. What you probably don’t know about Ferguson is that he has a Ph.D. in computer science.