Third time lucky for Ferguson
March 4, 2008
Chris “Jesus” Ferguson made it third time lucky as he picked up the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship and a cheque for $500,000.
Ferguson had to overcome a final group of eight that included fellow Full Tilt professionals Huck Seed, Gus Hansen and then Phil Ivey who was fresh from his recent win at the L.A. Poker Classic. However, when Ivey threw all his chips into the middle of the table with a low pair and then missed all of his outs, he was forced to leave the tournament with a cheque for $125,000.
The Championship is only in its fourth year but this was the third time that Ferguson had made the finals, although he had never previously landed the big prize. This time however, he was up against Andy Bloch in the heads-up with the match literally being decided by a coin flip.
The flop came:
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Bloch check-raised to 105, 000 and Ferguson made the call.
The turn was
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and Ferguson went over the top of Bloch’s 150,000 by moving all in.
Bloch went into the tank for a full seven minutes trying to decide whether to make the call or not. In the end, he decided to rely on a coin to make the decision for him. The coin flip landed heads and Bloch made the call, showing top pair and a flush draw. Ferguson turned over J J.
The river card was another 7 giving Ferguson a full house and the victory that he was looking for.
“Third try’s the charm” Ferguson said with a smile as he showed off the trophy and a $10,000 seat to the 2008 WSOP main event.
For Andy Bloch, it was another case of “so near and yet so far” as he was forced to accept second place and $250,000 for his efforts.
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The Full Tilt pros absolutely crushed this event.
Great to see Jesus back in the winning habit though!