Chris Ferguson, Your 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Champion

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Chris celebrates with friend Clonie Gowen and girlfriend Fabiola

It took three tries, but Chris Ferguson has finally knocked the monkey off his back in capturing his first NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship title, adding another impressive accolade to his already stellar resume and half a million dollars to his bank account.

The road to the top was no smooth ride for the man they call “Jesus,” who knocked off some big names en route to the title. In the opening round, Chris ousted fellow Team FullTilt pro John Juanda to advance to day 2. Next up was a very tough opponent in Gavin Smith, who Chris beat with relative ease. Ferguson then set his sights on friend and fellow Team FullTilt pro Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, who he eventually beat after what turned out to be the lengthiest match of the round of 16.

In the quarterfinals, Jesus offered no mercy for Jonathan “FieryJustice” Little and advanced to the final four against yet another Team FullTilt colleague, Phil Ivey. A clutch call with pocket eights on a nine-high board sent Ferguson past Ivey and into the finals and the rest is history.

The win solidifies Ferguson’s status as the most dominant player in NBC Heads-Up history, putting his win-loss total at 16-3.

Congratulations to both Chris Ferguson and runner-up Andy Bloch for two very outstanding performances.

That concludes our coverage of the 2008 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championships from Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, NV. Our next stop on the tournament trail takes us across the Atlantic Ocean to Warsaw, Poland for the EPT Polish Open beginning Tuesday, March 11th.

Until next time, good night and good luck!

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