Canterberry Poker League · Tournament #92

Jeff Reichwein Wins in His Second Tournament

Six knockouts from a man who had played here once, and made one that night.

A month ago Jeff Reichwein played his first Canterberry Poker League tournament, made one knockout and came ninth. On Friday he made six of the fifteen and won it — four hours and seventeen minutes, $120.

Setting aside the league’s opening season, when the whole field was new, four players have now won inside their first two appearances: Scott Dishong in 2012, Kenny Jones in 2013, Greg Howell in 2015 and Jeff Reichwein now. All four have come in the last six years; before Scott Dishong it had not happened since the league’s first year.

Charlie Drotar was second for $90 after a five-and-a-half-minute heads-up match, a second money finish in a row to start the season. He has cashed twenty-six times in fifty-seven league tournaments and won two of them, the last in April 2013.

Lance Cain took third and $60, the third cash of a seventeen-tournament career, and Lee Ugarte completed the money in fourth for $30 with three knockouts.

Where the money went

The undercard

Eric Denny bubbled in fifth, one of the six the winner put out, a month after taking the all-time lead. Duane Barone was the first player out after an hour and two minutes, on a hand that David Doole and Andrew Shier shared between them.

The bigger picture

Two tournaments, two different winners, and one of them has played twice.

Charlie Drotar leads on 40 points from a third and a second, two ahead of Eric Denny. Jeff Reichwein is third on 33, which is what a ninth and a win are worth under this season’s scoring.

Canterberry Poker League #92 — Friday, July 14, 2017. 16 entrants, four paid from a $300 prize pool. Points shown are the league standings after two tournaments of the 2017-18 season, best five scores counting.