Sarge Ferris

Fred Bernard Ferris, known as Sarge Ferris, born on 1 December 1928 and died on 12 March 1989, was an American poker player. In the 1980 World Series of Poker he won a bracelet in deuce-to-seven draw for 150,000 dollars, defeating some of the best professionals of the time, including two-time world champion Doyle Brunson, who finished second, and 1978 Main Event champion Bobby Baldwin, who finished third. He won a No Limit 2-7 Lowball tournament at the 1983 Super Bowl of Poker, organized by Amarillo Slim, and although he was mainly a cash game player his tournament winnings exceeded 240,000 dollars. On 22 April 1983 he gained notoriety when the Internal Revenue Service seized 46,000 dollars during a high-stakes game at the Horseshoe Casino. He died in March 1989 and was posthumously inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in December of that year.