Paul MacEachern is Atlantic Canada's Poker Champion

The Atlantic Canada's Poker Championship is an annual event pitting the best players in Atlantic Canada against each other. The 2014 version ran this past weekend at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino in Charlottetown, PEI, attracting 277 runners to the $550 event.

The two-day tournament combined three starting flights into a single final day, running a qualification flight on the night of October 17, with two more the following day. The final round was played on Sunday, October 19, where 60 people came back to vie for the title and their share of the $138,500 prize pool.

Tim Banks jumped out to an early chip lead, finishing on top of the list after the end of the first round of qualifying. Banks retained his lead through round two, as round two leader Clayton Hughes could only amass enough chips for second overall by the end of the round. The same held true for the final round, as leader Jean-Louis Arsenault was only able to gather enough chips for eighth place overall going into Sunday’s final round.

In the final round, the leaders from the qualifying rounds didn’t fair so well. Round 1 leader Tim Banks was unable to cash, while Round 2 leader Clayton Hughes could only manage a mincash at 27th place. The leader from Round 3, Jean-Louis Arsenault from New Brunswick, faired a bit better, managing third on the final day, pocketing $12,465 for his efforts. The second-place prize of $20,775 went to Nova Scotia’s Jerry MacLeod.

Nova Scotia also took top spot, as the runner up from Round 3, Paul MacEachern, came out on top at the end of the day. MacEachern took home just shy of $37,000 for his win, along with the title of Atlantic Canada's Poker Champion. See below for the full event results.

Finish	Player	Prize	Finish	Player	Prize
1	Paul MacEachern	$36,940	16	Nick Henneberry	$1,939
2	Jerry MacLeod	$20,775	17	Alex Allison	$1,620
3	Jean Louis Aresenault	$12,465	18	Mike Pollard	$1,620
4	Liam Forester	$9,238	19	Lawrence LeBlanc	$1,620
5	Matt Wilkins	$6,925	20	Gerwyn Jones	$1,330
6	Geoff Hum	$5,720	21	Varun Sachdeva	$1,330
7	Norm Overdijk	$4,709	22	Darin Affleck	$1,330
8	Ray Carter	$4,155	23	Nick Maheu	$1,108
9	John Campbell	$3,421	24	Janet Cowper	$1,108
10	Jamie McAdam	$2,950	25	Ramez Moussa	$1,108
11	Trevor Delaney	$2,770	26	Daniel MacKinnon	$1,108
12	Richard Wright	$2,770	27	Brandon Hatchard	$970
13	Nazaire Richard	$2,311	28	Clayton Hughes	$970
14	Bill Banfield	$2,311	29	Sean Hughes	$970
15	Ross Gauthier	$1,939	30	Cindi Ladner	$970