Bad Blood: Second in WSOP's POY, Chris Ferguson Joins the Field
Chris Ferguson and John Racener are tied with 14 cashes each this summer — the current record. Racener won his first WSOP gold bracelet this year and currently holds the number one spot on the WSOP's Player of the Year leaderboard. Ferguson is second.
There was an error last night and, for a brief time, it showed Ferguson as the leader. That prompted a reaction from some people on social media.
Hey @Ray_Henson @angryjmonnett @barrygreenstein @JamesObst @AdiAgarwal_int @GoLeafsGoEh @RealKidPoker, step it up p… https://t.co/Ep4hStclpH
— Remko Rinkema (@RemkoRinkema)
Ferguson received double points for his latest cash and the error has been fixed. A lot of people have strong opinions about their feelings toward Ferguson possibly winning the POY title, and some have just been cheering for his opposition, for instance, Racener, John Monnette, or Ray Henson, who was the leader last week.
@RemkoRinkema @Ray_Henson @angryjmonnett @barrygreenstein @JamesObst @AdiAgarwal_int @GoLeafsGoEh @RealKidPoker Joh… https://t.co/cP7D8PWJyP
— Diana Cox-Monnette (@DianaMonnette)
No matter your feelings, the five-time bracelet winner is a force to be reckoned with. Of his five bracelets, four are from different poker disciplines and he has finished second or better in eight different games.
This event might not be worth a ton of points, but with over 1,000 people in the field and a first-prize of $268,555, a deep run in this tournament would put Ferguson in a solid position heading into the home stretch of the 2017 WSOP.
And he at least has one fan cheering for him on social media.
@RemkoRinkema @Ray_Henson @angryjmonnett @barrygreenstein @JamesObst @AdiAgarwal_int @GoLeafsGoEh @RealKidPoker Go Chris!
— Irondog Allen (@PhenoPhyte)
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chris Ferguson |
7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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