Nalton Williams won Event 19 on the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown schedule, with the popular poker festival entering its final stage at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood. The player was announced as the winner of the $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) event after a three-way deal with the other two remaining players at the final table.
Holding the most chips at the time of the deal, Williams scooped the largest share of the prize pool and the tournament trophy. Maury Barrett finished 2nd and James Giglia took 3rd place. All three players’ earnings from the event were calculated based on the independent chip model.
The $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) kicked off on April 16. The event featured a guaranteed prize pool of $25,000. Eventually, it drew a field of 249 entries to generate an overall prize pool of $52,290. The top 27 players were paid, with min-cashes worth $471.
It took about 12 hours of play for the ten-handed final table to be reached. Each of the ten remaining finalists was guaranteed a payout of no less than $680. Play commenced with Jason Falquecee as the chip leader with a total of 673,000. Williams was third in chips at that point with 388,000.
Jeremy Blevins was the first to leave the final table, taking home the $680 payout. He was followed shortly after by Sheraz Nasir who collected $1,046 for his performance in the tournament. Richard Arruo was later on eliminated in 8th place, good for $1,569.
Jessica Hoy, the only female player at the final table, was the next to go. She received $2,092 for her 7th place in the event. Jason Young was then busted in 6th place for $2,615. It took some time before another player left the table. It was Joshua Rivera who hit the rail in 5th place for $3,137. Although starting the final table play as the chip leader, Falquecee eventually took 4th place in the tournament to scoop a payout of $4,026.
With Falquecee leaving the final table, the three remaining players started discussing a three-way chop of the remainder of the prize pool. A deal was struck with Williams capturing the tournament trophy and the lion’s share of the money.
