Sarge Ferris

American poker player (1928–1989)

"Fred Ferris" redirects here. For the actor, see Fred Ferris (actor).

Fred Ferris

Nickname(s)| Sarge
Born| December 1, 1928
Waterville, Maine
Died| March 12, 1989(1989-03-12) (aged 60)
Las Vegas, Nevada
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)| 1
Money finish(es)| 1
Highest ITM
Main Event finish| None

Fred Bernard "Sarge" Ferris (December 1, 1928 – March 12, 1989) was an American poker player.

In the 1980 World Series of Poker, Ferris won a World Series of Poker bracelet in deuce-to-seven draw, winning $150,000.[1] He defeated some of the best professional poker players of that time to win the tournament, including two-time world champion Doyle Brunson, who finished the tournament in second place, and 1978 WSOP Main Event champion Bobby Baldwin, who finished third.

He won a tournament at the 1983 Super Bowl of Poker, organized by Amarillo Slim. Ferris was mainly a cash game player, but also had tournament winnings exceeding $240,000.[1]

On April 22, 1983, Ferris gained notoriety as the Internal Revenue Service seized $46,000 during a high-stakes game at the Horseshoe Casino.[2]

Ferris died in March 1989, and was posthumously inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in December of that year.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "11th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1980, No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
2. ^ "Renowned gambler's brother dies". Las Vegas Sun. September 8, 1997. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
3. ^ "Poker Hall of Fame". PokerPages.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009.

## External links[edit]

* Hendon Mob profile
* WPT article
* WSOP profile

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1980s WSOP bracelet winners

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number in brackets represents the number of bracelets earned in that year

1980|

* Mickey Appleman
* Robert Bone
* Pat Callihan
* Deby Callihan
* Pete Christ
* Sarge Ferris
* Gene Fisher
* Jim Fugatti
* Lynn Harvey
* A.J. Myers
* Bobby Schwing
* Lakewood Louie
* Stu Ungar

1981|

* Ed Barmach
* Frank Cardone
* Fred David
* Sid Gamerman
* Ruth Godfrey
* Bruce Hershenson
* Juanda Matthews
* Johnny Moss
* A.J. Myers
* Mickey Perry
* Dody Roach
* Glen Rodgers
* Stu Ungar (2)

1982|

* Billy Baxter (2)
* Tom Cress
* Jim Doman
* June Field
* Nick Helm
* Dani Kelly
* Ralph Morton
* John Paquette
* Chip Reese
* Vera Richmond
* David Sklansky (2)
* Jack Straus
* Don Williams

1983|

* David Angel
* David Baxter
* Artie Cobb
* Donna Doman
* Jim Doman
* Ken Flaton
* Carolyn Gardner
* Buster Jackson
* Berry Johnston
* John Lukas
* Tom McEvoy (2)
* David Sklansky (2)
* Don Todd
* Stu Ungar

1984|

* Dick Albano
* Todd Baur
* William Bennett
* Norman Berliner
* Paul Fontaine
* Mike Hart
* Jack Keller (2)
* Sandy Stupak
* Bob Martinez
* Mike Schneiberg
* Dewey Tomko (2)
* Karen Wolfson

1985|

* Dick Carson
* Johnny Chan
* Tommy Fischer
* Rick Hamil
* John Lukas
* Mark Mitchell
* Rose Pifer
* Amarillo Slim
* Zorn Smiljanic
* Bill Smith
* Tony Thang
* Harry Thomas
* Don Williams
* Edwin Wyde

1986|

* Jim Allen
* David Baxter
* Mike Cox
* Hamid Dastmalchi
* Barbara Enright
* Tommy Fischer
* Ron Graham
* Jay Heimowitz
* Berry Johnston
* Sam Mastrogiannis
* Tom McEvoy
* J.B. Randall

1987|

* Bob Addison
* Billy Baxter
* T. J. Cloutier
* Johnny Chan
* Artie Cobb
* Jim Craig
* Hal Kant
* Ralph Merton
* Joe Petro
* Carl Rouss
* Linda Ryke-Drucker
* Hilbert Shirey

1988|

* Val Carpenter
* Johnny Chan (2)
* Russ Gibe
* Gilbert Gross
* Thor Hansen
* David Helms
* Lance Hilt
* Loretta Huber
* Merrill Hunt
* Seymour Leibowitz
* Johnny Moss
* Don Williams

1989|

* Lyle Berman
* Barry Blackburn
* Thomas Chung
* Phil Hellmuth
* Frank Henderson
* Don Holt
* Mel Judah
* Norman Keyser
* John Laudon
* Harry Madoff
* Alma McClelland
* Mike Sexton
* George Allen Shaw
* Bob Stupak

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Poker Hall of Fame

1979|

* Johnny Moss
* Nick Dandolos
* Corky McCorquodale
* Red Winn
* Sid Wyman
* Wild Bill Hickok
* Edmond Hoyle

1980s|

* Blondie Forbes
* Bill Boyd
* Tom Abdo
* Joe Bernstein
* Murph Harrold
* Red Hodges
* Henry Green
* Puggy Pearson
* Doyle Brunson
* Jack Straus
* Sarge Ferris

1990s|

* Benny Binion
* Chip Reese
* Amarillo Slim
* Jack Keller
* Little Man Popwell
* Roger Moore

2000s|

* Stu Ungar
* Lyle Berman
* Johnny Chan
* Bobby Baldwin
* Berry Johnston
* Jack Binion
* Crandell Addington
* T. J. Cloutier
* Billy Baxter
* Barbara Enright
* Phil Hellmuth
* Dewey Tomko
* Henry Orenstein
* Mike Sexton

2010s|

* Dan Harrington
* Erik Seidel
* Barry Greenstein
* Linda Johnson
* Eric Drache
* Sailor Roberts
* Tom McEvoy
* Scotty Nguyen
* Jack McClelland
* Daniel Negreanu
* Jennifer Harman
* John Juanda
* Todd Brunson
* Carlos Mortensen
* Dave Ulliott
* Phil Ivey
* Mori Eskandani
* John Hennigan
* Chris Moneymaker
* David Oppenheim

2020s|

* Huck Seed
* Eli Elezra
* Layne Flack
* Brian Rast

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