Wild Chris Ferguson!
Monday, July 30, 2007
I watched the TV show 'Deadwood' for the first time this weekend and saw that poker pro Chris Ferguson has most definitely modelled his look off wild west gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok!Look at the photo>>
He's no longer 'Jesus' to me, but from now on will be "Wild Chris Ferguson".
Wild Bill was a poker player too. He was playing poker when shot in the back and killed by Jack McCall. Apparently McCall was insulted when Hickok had won all his money fair & square earlier, then returned $1 so McCall could buy himself breakfast.
Bill's final hand was two pair, Aces & 8s - which has since been known as the dead man's hand.
Deadwood's been okay so far. There's often poker games being played on the show. They seem to play either 5 card stud or 5 card draw in all the saloons, along with something called Faro, which is kind of like mini-baccarat.
You can play against and learn from 'Wild' Chris Ferguson at the site he helped create - Full Tilt Poker. He's in the middle of a project where he is trying to turn $0 into a $10,000 bankroll. So ask how he's going if you see him at the tables.
Posted at 1:00 AM Permalink | Talk on the Poker Forum
2 Comments:
Id say they modelled wild bill on Chris
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Anonymous, at 9:58 AM
An interesting comparison...
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Gambling Diva, at 10:44 AM
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