Chris Ferguson Makes Final Table but Falls Short: Continues to Draw Condemnation

• Australian Martin Kozlov takes the grand prize and $665,709
• Table of death included Davidi KItai, Justin Bonomo, Chris Ferguson, and Nick Petrangelo
• Ferguson resurfaced after a five year absence following his involvement in a ponzi scheme tied to Full Tilt Poker
• Ferguson makes his first final table appearance since 2010

Australian Martin Kozlov poker pro collected $665,709 top prize in Event #39 but it was another figure at the final table that drew most of the attention. 

The so-called table of death included four gold bracelet winners – Davidi KItai, Justin Bonomo, Chris Ferguson, and Nick Petrangelo.  Ferguson, who has resurfaced after a five-year absence following a scandal involving Full Tilt Poker, continues to deliver plenty of controversy to this year’s World Series of Poker.  It was his first final table appearance since 2010.

Other pros such as Daniel Negreanu have called Ferguson’s reemergence as “weaselly” while another player was caught videotaping himself telling Ferguson to essentially “F*** off”.

Belgian Davidi Kitai barely missed fourth gold bracelet -- finishes as runner up.

As for Kozlov, he offered to the pres: “Winning this tournament is very satisfying. It’s tough.  It’s prestigious.  It’s some of the best players out there.

“The crowd didn’t really affect me all that much,” Kozlov replied when asked about the electrifying energy in the crowd, the largest of any final table played so far.  “When you are playing, you get into a zone and tune that out.  You just focus on the cards.  You don’t think about what’s going on beyond the felt.”