Legendary Manchester United football boss Alex Ferguson cut his teeth at Aberdeen and so did his poker-playing namesake, claiming his first big tournament in the same city.<\/p>\n
Alex Ferguson, the poker player, scored a healthy \u00a310,800 bonus after taking down the Aberdeen 25\/25 Series event at the Grosvenor G Casino from 26 February-1 March.<\/p>\n
The Aberdeen native’s previous best was a runner-up finish in the 2011 Scottish Poker Championship in Edinburgh, although he’s also gone deep in a number of UKIPT side events but never quite managed to seal the deal.<\/p>\n
After Mindaugas Kriauciunas exited in fourth place, the final trio of Ferguson, Simon Yates and Steven Raffan agreed a three-way chop before playing on for an extra \u00a3800 on top and the trophy.<\/p>\n
After Raffan lost a flip to Yates, it was down to two. The chips hit the middle on a 6-9-J-A board with Ferguson well in front holding A-9. He would have a sweat though as Yates tabled 7-8 for an open-ender. The river was a harmless three which gave Ferguson the win and with it his best live tournament score.<\/p>\n
25\/25 Series Aberdeen<\/b>
\n1st Alex Ferguson \u00a310,900
\n2nd Simon Yates \u00a37,100
\n3rd Steven Raffan \u00a36,800
\n4th Mindaugas Kriauciunas \u00a33,360
\n5th James Garioch \u00a32,320
\n6th Lloyd Jack \u00a31,680
\n7th Michael Carr \u00a31,320
\n8th Nehme Asmar \u00a31,120
\n9th Bradley Marsh \u00a31,000 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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