Fred Bernard "Sarge" Ferris (December 1, 1928 – March 12, 1989) was an American professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker

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 bracelet in deuce-to-seven draw.

Ferris won his bracelet at the 1980 World Series of Poker, winning $150,000. He defeated some of the best professional poker players of that time to win the tournament, including two-time world champion Doyle Brunson

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 who finished the tournament in second place, and 1978 world champion Bobby Baldwin

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 who finished third.

He also won a tournament at the Super Bowl of Poker

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, organized by Amarillo Slim

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. Ferris was mainly a cash game player, but also had tournament winnings exceeding $241,000 .

On April 22, 1983, Ferris gained notoriety as the Internal Revenue Service

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 seized $46,000 during a high stakes game at the Horseshoe Casino.

Ferris died in March 1989, and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame

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in December of that year.