Chris Bigler

Chris Bigler is a Swiss retired businessman and poker player.
Bigler began playing poker in 1997 on a trip to Las Vegas and studied the game. He made the final table of the 1999 [World Series of Poker] $10,000 no limit hold'em World Series of [Poker Main Event|Main Event], earning $212,420 for his 5th-place finish. He is the only Swiss player to have made the final table of the WSOP main event.
Bigler also made two final tables during the World Poker Tour [season 1 results|first season] of the World Poker Tour, finishing 5th during the inaugural WPT event, and runner-up to Paul Darden in the Gold Rush event.
In addition, he has finished 2nd in two events of the Professional Poker Tour and was a quarter-finalist in the 2002 World [Heads-Up Poker Championship].
As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,425,000.