Canterberry Poker League · Tournament #46
Seven Knockouts, and This Time Mac Wins It
He took out half the field on the opening night and lost. Five months later he did it again and did not.
In June, Steve McLean made seven knockouts and finished second. On Saturday he made seven again — and won. Three hours and fifty-three minutes, a seven-minute heads-up match, and $150 for his first Canterberry Poker League win in nine tournaments.
Sixteen of the seventeen players had to be eliminated. Mac accounted for seven, including both men who finished behind him in the final three.
Mike Conner was second for $85 with three knockouts — his best finish since a fifth in March 2010, and only the second time he has reached the final two since he won the league’s very first tournament in June 2008. Rick Mazza took third and $50, also with three.
Charlie Drotar was fourth for $30 and Dawn Buzbee completed the money in fifth for $25, a second cash in a row after her runner-up in October.
Where the money went
| Player | Prize | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve McLean | $150 |
| 2 | Mike Conner | $85 |
| 3 | Rick Mazza | $50 |
| 4 | Charlie Drotar | $30 |
| 5 | Dawn Buzbee | $25 |
The undercard
Josh Reel bubbled in sixth with a knockout. Duane Barone was the first player out after an hour and twenty-eight minutes, two months on from a third and a fourth.
The bigger picture
Six tournaments, six different winners — the second season running that this league has gone six deep without a repeat.
The top of the table is a knot: Warren Mervin on 60 points, Mac on 59, David Doole on 58 and Rick Mazza on 56. Mac has played four tournaments to the others’ six.
| League standings — after #46 | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren Mervin | 60 |
| 2 | Steve McLean | 59 |
| 3 | David Doole | 58 |
| 4 | Rick Mazza | 56 |
| 5 | Eric Denny | 51 |
Canterberry Poker League #46 — Saturday, November 10, 2012. 17 entrants, five paid from a $340 prize pool. Points shown are the league standings after six tournaments of the 2012-13 season.