Eight Deuce · Tournament #33

Thirty-Two Tournaments In, Warren Mervin Wins One

Eleven Canterberry wins, three years of near misses here, and the longest tournament the league has ever played.

Warren Mervin won eleven tournaments at Canterberry. He then played thirty-one in this league without winning one — two runner-up finishes, six other top-fours, fifteen straight tournaments without so much as a cash in the middle of it. On Friday he made four knockouts and won the thirty-second, taking $415.

It took five hours and twenty-three minutes, the longest tournament the league has run, and ended with an eleven-minute heads-up match against Josh Reel, who took $285.

It is the twelfth win of Warren’s career and the first since Canterberry closed in 2020.

Paul Coffman was third for $195, his first cash on a Friday night since August, though he was runner-up in the Annual in between. Steve McLean rebought, made three knockouts and was fourth for $145 — his second cash in a row.

Where the money went

The undercard

Angela Cain bubbled in fifth for the second tournament running. Lee Ugarte, who won in January and made eight knockouts in February, finished fifteenth.

Steve Sarbaugh was the first player out after eighty-three minutes, in his third Eight Deuce tournament.

The bigger picture

Sixteen players and two rebuys made $1,040, the second tournament in a row over $1,000. Last year only three of the ten cleared that figure.

Three tournaments, three different winners, and Lee Ugarte still leads on 166.25 despite Friday, eleven ahead of Warren Mervin.

Eight Deuce #33 — Friday, March 8, 2024. 16 entrants, 2 rebuys, four paid from a $1,040 prize pool. Player of the Year counts each player’s best eight scores.