Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
A Revamped Face the Ace Returns to NBC
09-15-2009, , 4
Let's look at this in culinary terms. When it comes to the current crop of poker television shows, NBC's Face the Ace is like a fish filet on a Vegas buffet. It might look appetizing from afar, with those grill marks and the little chopped chives...
2009 WSOP Special Update: ‘All In and a Call!’ Rules as Main Event Bubble Bursts
07-11-2009,
With 789 players remaining in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event and 648 players destined to make the money, the first minutes of play...
The PokerNews Top 10: Most WSOP Cashes
06-03-2009,
Nikolay Evdakov shattered records in 2008 when he posted ten cashes during the World Series of Poker. In 2007, it was Michael Binger...
The PokerNews Top 10: Multiple Bracelet Winners in a Single WSOP
05-27-2009, , 3
It’s enough of a feat to win one WSOP bracelet in a year, but there is an elite group of poker players who are talented (and lucky) enough to have taken home multiple...
Different Strokes: Full Tilt-sponsored World Series of Golf Returns
04-17-2009,
The pokerized golf hybrid tournament, The World Series of Golf, is returning to Las Vegas for a third edition, scheduled for May 11th-15th. Sponsored in large part by Full Tilt Poker, this unique event...
The PokerNews Top 10: The Top 10 Big Event Bad Beats
03-25-2009,
Everyone has a bad beat story. Let's face it, everyone has a hundred. These bad beats, though, are the worst of the worst, the most bone-rattling, soul-crushing, and even history-changing beats ever dealt in the game...
NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Day 1: Three Former Champs Advance
03-07-2009
The fifth edition of NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship kicked off yesterday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, with its typically stacked 64-player field. Along with a few online and live qualifiers, all four previous...
LA Poker Classic Final Table: Cornel Andrew Cimpan Favored by Fortune
02-27-2009
The final table of the LA Poker Classic Main Event started off as a "Chris" battle, as former WPT champ Chris Karagulleyan and former WSOP Main Event champ Chris Ferguson squared off, but it became the Cornel Andrew Cimpan...
LA Poker Classic Main Event Day 5: Chris Karagulleyan Heads TV Final
02-26-2009
Only twenty players remained in the field at the LA Poker Classic Main Event when Day 5 kicked off, and of those twenty, six would earn spots at the final table. Chris Ferguson led all runners to start off the day, but a rough...
LA Poker Classic Main Event Day 4: Chris Ferguson Surges to Front
02-25-2009
With only 63 players remaining in the Main Event of the LA Poker Classic, Day 4 was a wild ride for former chip leaders, internet superstars and world champions. With no former LAPC champs in the field and the bubble...
Invitees Announced for 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
02-24-2009,
NBC has announced the majority of the players invited to the 2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The tournament annually features a power-packed field of big names and returns this March to Caesars Palace...
Los Angeles Poker Classic Main Event Day 3: Farkye Leads as Bubble Bursts
02-24-2009
One hundred and sixty-seven players returned to the Commerce Casino for Day 3 of the LA Poker Classic Main Event with the 63-person money bubble a possible goal for the day. As the money approached, some big names headed...
2009 Aussie Millions Special Report: Dwan, Antonius Highlight $1 Million Cash Game
01-25-2009, , 2
The 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship broke from its traditional tournament schedule on Sunday, spreading a cash-game with a million-dollar buy-in some of the world's most famed and deep-pocketed players...
Aussie Millions Event #16, $10,200 HORSE: Kostritsyn Tops Ferguson
01-25-2009,
Chris Ferguson headlined an all-star final in Event #16 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, $10,200 H.O.R.S.E., but Alexander Kostritsyn surged to the win in the event's second day, outlasting not only Ferguson...
2009 Aussie Millions $10,200 H.O.R.S.E., Day 1: Ferguson Heads Final Eight
01-24-2009,
Big buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournaments frequently bring out the finest cash-game players in any area, be it Las Vegas or Melbourne. The 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Event #16, $10,200 H.O.R.S.E...
2009 Aussie Millions $5,300 Heads-Up, Day 1b: Gent, Tabatabai Advance
01-21-2009,
A second field of 32 competitors was present Wednesday for Day 1b of the Aussie Millions Poker Championship $5,300 Heads-Up event. The field included Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson, Nam Le, Grant Levy, Masa Kagawa and other notables...
The Year in Poker: March, 2008
12-22-2008,
March brought both a smattering of major poker events and plenty of news on the legislative front on both the state and national levels. Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson won the most prestigious title of the month in capturing the 2008 NBC...
WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe, Day 2: Michael Binger Leads Final Table
11-16-2008,
Day Two of the WSOP Circuit Event Championship at Harvey's Lake Tahoe was a grueling affair as 55 remaining players battled down to the final table of nine. Familiarity with the event seemed to matter as by the end of the day Todd...
WSOPE Event #3, £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Final: Theo Jorgensen Mines Gold
09-26-2008,
Denmark's Theo Jorgensen made it two for three for his country in winner's bracelets in the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe on Friday night by capturing Event #3, £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, in a fast-paced seven-hour final. Jorgensen...
WSOPE Event #3, £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2: Theo Jorgensen Heads Final Nine
09-25-2008
With 45 players ranging from some too young to set foot in a Las Vegas casino to one with 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, Day 2 of Event #3 at the World Series of Poker Europe, £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, was certainly a clash...
Partouche Poker Tour Cannes Day 1a: Patrick Muleta Leads First Opening Session
09-04-2008,
The Partouche Poker Tour Cannes Main Event kicked off at the Palms Beach Club with 226 players plunking down €8,500 for their chance to claim a victory in the biggest poker tournament in French history and their share of the guaranteed...
Full Tilt's 'Million Dollar Cash Game' Announces Season 3 Lineup
08-29-2008,
Full Tilt Poker has announced an all-star lineup for its third season of the Million Dollar Cash Game, which will take place on September 17th and 18th in central London and will be taped for later broadcast. In Season 2, Team Full Tilt...
Full Tilt's FTOPS IX Begins
08-06-2008,
Full Tilt's ninth edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) begins today with the first of 25 events, a $200+16 event hosted by Allen Cunningham which boast a million-dollar purse guarantee...
Book Review: Warwick Dunnett's 'Poker Wizards'
07-24-2008,
Warwick Dunnett's 'Poker Wizards: Wisdom from the World's Top No-Limit Hold'em Players' collects contributions from several of the circuit's most accomplished players in a single volume. The book's primary focus is no-limit hold'em...
World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 19th, 2008
06-20-2008,
Two more bracelets were awarded on Thursday in 2008 World Series of Poker action at the Rio, including one in an event where popular player Chris "Jesus" Ferguson fell just short of winning his sixth bracelet. That bracelet...
2008 WSOP Event #33 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low: Ruthenberg Tops Ferguson for Bracelet
06-20-2008,
Sebastian Ruthenberg came into the final table of Event #33, $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship, as the chip leader after taking down a huge pot at the end of Day 2. He ended the day the same way he began it, atop...
2008 WSOP Event #33 $5,000 Stud Hi/Low Day 2: Final Table Reached in Marathon Session
06-19-2008,
In what may be the longest day of the 2008 World Series of Poker, the final table of Event #33, $5,000 Stud Hi/Low World Championship was set when Sebastian Ruthenberg eliminated Howard Lederer in ninth place. The final elimination...
World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 18th, 2008
06-19-2008,
A bracelet for a major online star and a marathon final-table bubble were the stories of the day from the World Series of Poker. The major online star was Italy's Dario Minieri, who after teasing WSOP audiences in 2006 and 2007...
2008 WSOP Event #28 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys, Day 2: Galfond Pulls Ahead
06-16-2008,
Event #28's Day Two would be a long affair, lasting until almost 5:00 am. But the last exciting half hour of play more than rewarded loyal spectators. Daniel Negreanu had the lead on the remaining field with what was to be minutes...
2008 WSOP Event #18 NL 2-7 Draw w/ Rebuys, Day 1: Tom 'durrrr' Dwan Leads
06-10-2008,
When the game is No Limit 2-7 Draw with Rebuys, and the buy-in is $5,000, you know the field will be an elite one. Event #18 did not disappoint, with 85 players adding in an astounding 272 rebuys to build a $1,735,020 prize pool...
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