Between an impressing field of contesters of the best poker professionals of the world, Chris Ferguson managed to win the NBC Nationals Heads-Up Championship of 2008!
After finishing in the second place the last 2 years, he finally succeeded to win this great tournament.
The complete final results:
Chris Ferguson
1 Chris Ferguson $500,000
2 Andy Bloch $250,000
3 Huck Seed $125,000
. Phil Ivey $125,000
5 Gus Hansen $75,000
. Jonathan Little $75,000
. Orel Hershiser $75,000
. David Benyamine $75,000
9 Mike Matusow $25,000
. Phil Laak $25,000
. Greg Raymer $25,000
. J.C. Tran $25,000
. Doyle Brunson $25,000
. Scott Fischman $25,000
. Freddy Deeb $25,000
. Michael Mizrachi $25,000
In the best of three final Chris Ferguson was able to defeat Andy Bloch. After Andy winning the first match, Chris was able to win the second and third match with showing the best of his HU game. The second match won by Chris by calling going all-in with QcQd against a short Andy Bloch showing Kc3d.
Eventually the third match was not as exiting as the first two, finally finished by a coinflip (yes a real coinflip) made by Andy. Calling with a pair of Tens, with Ferguson showing JJ. With no help on the turn and river, it was Chris Ferguson winning the NBC National Heads-Up Championship of 2008.
Andy Bloch
