Ferguson Moves On
Chris Ferguson beat Phil Ivey when his pocket 8s held up against Ivey\’s pocket 6s (who was drawing to a 6, 2, or 7 when they got it all in). This makes it three-out-of-four years in the history of this […]
Chris Ferguson
Full Tilt Wins Heads-Up Championship
Concept of competition reproves it’s a good thing
The Final Four is set … and PokerStars, Ultimate Bet, and Bodog have all been fully eliminated. T Phil Ivey vs. Chris Ferguson Huck Seed vs. Andy Bloch Holy crap, it looks like it will be some actual hardcore competition
Full Tilt Wins Heads-Up Championship
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Heads-up Championship 2: Clubs-bracket tidbits
Because I happen to be here
6:02 — Who is this announcer guy? Not too exciting nor comprehensive. 6:03 — Funny, he just made it over to the Tom vs. Gavin table … pointed out that Tom was trailing by \”a little more than a few
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NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship Bracket
Battle of the Podcast Stars. The 64-player field competing for $500,000 (on a $20k buy-in) this weekend has been set (up) — with pairings drawn last night at a kick-off party at Pure. Some of the more interesting pairings to
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Be My Poker Valentine
Heather in New York sends word of some Vegassy happenings — specifically about a plausibly romantic night on the (Las Vegas) town shared by Chris Ferguson and a Brazilian actress named Fabolosa. (Can\’t find a picture of her online, but
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Cash Game Report
LAS VEGAS–Funny how being in Las Vegas has put me so out of touch with all the poker news. I think there are some big tournaments going on, online poker execs in the courts, business deals shaking down, but I\’ve
Last Call: Day 47, Outside the Ropes
LAS VEGAS–This post woulda been much more timely and sensible had it appeared a week ago, but hey, sometimes what happens in Vegas takes a little while before it becomes public. Anyhow, the last day of the World Series is
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How Jesus Helped Jerry Yang Stiff the Dealers
LAS VEGAS–The WSOP dealers, as mentioned before, were wanting to see Jerry Yang win for the sake of a bigger tip. He couldn\’t have had a reputation as a big tipper — because as a guy playing in his first
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Semi-Live Blogging Day 1c
Phil, Rafe, and Andy are playing today, and we’ll be updating everyone throughout the day on their progress. 12:22 PM – Cards are in the air. Rafe’s way back in the corner in table 2, away from spectators, and Phil’s
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Afternoon’s Latest of the Greatest
LAS VEGAS – The Pot Limit Omaha Event started today at high noon. Notable players in the Amazon room – Devilfish, James Van Alstyne, Chris Ferguson, Freddie Deeb and Jeff Madsen. Fellow Houstonian and a Pot Limit Omaha fan, Sammy
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