Chris Ferguson(credit: Ferguson's Official Web Site)
Game Type: No Limit Texas Hold’em
Tournament: 2006 National Heads Up Poker Championship
Players in hand: Chris Ferguson, Josh Arieh
Starting Hands
Chris Ferguson - K
, K
Josh Arieh - T
, 5
PreFlop
Chris Ferguson - everyone likes pocket kings, but when you wear a cowboy hat at the poker table, the cowboys are especially cool. Chris raised it up to $2,400.
Josh Arieh - this Atlanta, GA, poker pro has a little gamble in him. He made the call with his inferior hand.
The Flop -9
, 8, 8
Josh Arieh - runner runner to both a flush and straight draw, he fires out with $4,300.
Chris Ferguson - the smooth cowboy smooth calls.
The Turn - J
Josh Arieh - a $9,000 bet comes out now that he got a part of the two straight cards he needed.
Chris Ferguson - another smooth call.
The River - 3
Josh Arieh - he got another card he needed - if there were more cards to come. He tries for the pot and bets $16k.
Chris Ferguson - one last smooth call helps Chris scoop a monster pot.
Ferguson talks about winning the 2006 NHUPC after defeating Josh (and a few others) along the way:
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