Taylor Williams Claims Event #11: $400 NLH Turbo Title for $25K
The PokerNews live reporting team is currently in North Carolina to live report the Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo, 350 runners created a $115,500 prize pool that was paid out to the top 53 players including Henry Reed (10th - $1,738), Chris Davis (17th - $1,190), Dan Gloss (25th - $773), Houman Alaeddini (34th - $597), and Jonathan Leatherman (42nd - $570).
In the end, 33-year-old Taylor Williams beat Brian Parker in heads-up play to win the title for $25,184 and his first gold ring.
“It’s great. It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been coming up here for a number of years grinding. I fired a lot of bullets this week and it’s the only one that got through,” he said. “I have a full-time job, but I supplement my income with this.”
He added: “Just putting the time in alone, studying hand histories with friends. I spend a lot of time on forums, on Reddit, just reading, studying, talking. Basic stuff. I don’t do anything special.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Williams | Winston Salem, North Carolina | $25,184 |
| 2 | Brian Parker | Wilmington, North Carolina | $15,565 |
| 3 | Frank Schinco | Frankenmuth, Michigan | $11,186 |
| 4 | David Attride | Marietta, Georgia | $8,165 |
| 5 | Linda Carpenter | Marietta, Georgia | $6,056 |
| 6 | Aaron Chavis | Neeses, South Carolina | $4,564 |
| 7 | David Shaw | Taylors, South Carolina | $3,496 |
| 8 | Michael Masone | Charlotte, North Carolina | $2,723 |
| 9 | Brian Kan | Charlotte, North Carolina | $2,157 |