{"id":1521,"date":"2018-02-19T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.playersjet.com\/blog\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2018-02-19T13:54:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T21:54:25","slug":"top-10-stories-of-2017-1-chris-ferguson-wins-world-series-of-poker-poy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playersjet.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/02\/top-10-stories-of-2017-1-chris-ferguson-wins-world-series-of-poker-poy\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Stories of 2017, #1: Chris Ferguson Wins World Series of Poker POY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chris &#8220;Jesus&#8221; Ferguson has been on the high stakes poker scene for a very long time. You have to be aware that no high stakes poker situation is going to scare a poker place with ice in his veins like Ferguson. Ferguson has to be able to find a way to make sure that people are able to write about his legacy in an accurate fashion after he was able to win the World Series of Poker. It would not be out of the realm of possibility to win another title.<\/p>\n<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">World Series of Poker winner, Chris Ferguson, took The title after only one year of returning to the circuit.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Besides the World series win, Ferguson had money wins in 17 Law Vegas events and 6 European events.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">Although many poker pundits and players were less than thrilled with Ferguson&#8217;s victory, he did use his skills with consistency and stayed with the system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;The winner of the 2000 Main Event, Ferguson was one of the mainstays in poker during the 2000s before Black Friday exposed his company&#8217;s improprieties and led to a self-imposed five-year exile from poker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2018\/01\/poker-stories-of-year-chris-ferguson-wsop-poy-29560.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2018\/01\/poker-stories-of-year-chris-ferguson-wsop-poy-29560.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris &#8220;Jesus&#8221; Ferguson has been on the high stakes poker scene for a very long time. 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