One of the most controversial figures in poker is a serious contender for the WSOP POY race, currently in a very close second.

Chris Ferguson

Last year disgraced former Full Tilt owners Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer angered the poker community by returning to the World Series of Poker. This year they turned heads by playing together in the Tag Team event.

Also last year, Ferguson enjoyed a solid return to the WSOP, he cashed ten times including making the $10,000 Six Max final table (where he was heckled). This year he is doing even better.

Ferguson has just come 4th in the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Championship for $150,929. A result which puts him a very close 2nd in the Player of the Year race with 599.44 points compared to Raymond Henson who leads with 614.82, at the time of writing.

The new Player of the Year scoring system is already controversial, but should one of the most vilified players in the poker industry go on to win it, it will be one of the shock stories of the year.

With 12 cashes so far this year Ferguson is also in contention to break the most cashes in a single WSOP record which currently stands at 13. Ferguson has cashed for $214,988 so far this series.

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