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title: "The Chris Ferguson Challenge"
url: https://tourneyblog.com/category/All-News/The-Chris-Ferguson-Challenge/
description: "The Chris Ferguson Challenge"
published: 2026-08-19
updated: 2026-08-19
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# The Chris Ferguson Challenge

Published 2026-08-19

The Chris Ferguson Challenge

Over the past 16 months, Chris Ferguson has been on a quest. His mission: turn $0 into $10,000. This obviously wasn't about the money − Chris is doing just fine. Instead, it was an exercise in bankroll management. As you can see on the chart Chris has now completed his mission and crossed the $10,000 barrier.

So how'd he do it? - Starting with nothing but a Full Tilt Poker account, Chris played in Freerolls until he earned enough to graduate to games with a real-money buy-in. From there, Chris built up his bankroll by adhering to this strict set of guidelines:

It wasn't that easy for Chris - it took more than seven months of steady play until he got his bankroll to stabilize at about $6.50.