Nick Schulman
{{Short description|American poker player (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
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|name=Nick Schulman
|nickname=The Takeover{{Cite web |title=Nick Schulman |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=8287 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=WSOP.com}}
|image=Nick Schulman 2018.jpg
|caption=Nick Schulman at 2018 WPT Bellagio High Roller
|hometown=Manhattan, New York
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1984|09|18}}
|wsop bracelet count=6
|wsop final tables=22
|wsop money finishes=70
|wsop main event best finish rank==109th
|wsop main event best finish year=2020
|multi-year wsop winner=
|wpt titles=1
|wpt final tables=5
|wpt money finishes=15
|ept titles=0
|ept final tables=0
|ept money finishes=2
|updated=2023-2-17
}}
Nick Schulman (born September 18, 1984, in New York City) is an American professional poker player and commentator.
Early life
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Schulman grew up in New York City, and began playing pool at the famous Amsterdam Billiards. He was mentored by several of the best players in the NYC area from ages 13–19, at which point his focus switched to poker.
Poker career
Schulman began to play poker in 2002, at the age of 18, and by the age of 19 went professional.{{Cite web |title=Nick Schulman - Poker Player Profile |url=http://www.pokerpages.com/player-profile/nick-schulman.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230210602/http://www.pokerpages.com/player-profile/nick-schulman.htm |archive-date=December 30, 2014 |access-date=July 20, 2012}} In 2005, at the age of 21, he won the fourth season World Poker Tour (WPT) World Poker Finals poker tournament, winning $2,167,500, a record for a regular season event on the WPT. He also became the youngest winner of a WPT event.
Less than a month later, Schulman finished 4th in the World Series of Poker circuit event in Atlantic City, winning an additional $74,495.{{Cite web |title=2005 WSOP Tournament Circuit - Atlantic City, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em: Hendon Mob Poker Database |url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16470 |website=thehendonmob.com}} In April 2006, Schulman won the WPT Battle of Champions IV event, eliminating Freddy Deeb to take the title.{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour Battle of Champions IV, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=19575 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} Prior to winning the WPT event, Schulman had regularly played poker on the internet.
On June 12, 2009, Schulman won his first WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw event, defeating a final table that included John Juanda, David Benyamine, and Michael Binger. In July 2012, he won his second WSOP bracelet in the same event, taking home $294,321 in winnings.{{Cite web |title=Nick Schulman's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=52452 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Tournament Results - Official World Series of Poker Online |url=http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12160 |website=wsop.com}}
Schulman appeared on the MTV show "World of Jenks" in September 2010. In October 2018, he also made an appearance on PokerGO’s revived version of Poker After Dark and after the retirement of Gabe Kaplan, he replaced him in High Stakes Poker in the second episode of Season 10.{{Cite web |last=Sofen |first=Jon |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Nick Schulman Shines as Kaplan's Replacement on New Episode of High Stakes Poker |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2023/02/nick-schulman-high-stakes-poker-kaplan-42977.htm |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}}
During the 2019 WSOP Main Event, Schulman was doing commentary for the coverage by ESPN and PokerGO. Schulman won his fifth career WSOP bracelet at the 2024 WSOP in the $25,000 High Roller Event for $1,667,842.{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Connor |date=2024-06-12 |title=Nick Schulman Wins Fifth WSOP Bracelet in $25K High Roller ($1,667,842) |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2024/06/nick-schulman-wins-fifth-wsop-bracelet-25000-high-roller-46256.htm |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}}
He is a regular player in the world’s most famous super high stakes cash game room Bobby’s Room, recently officially renamed “Legends Room”, at the Bellagio, in Las Vegas.{{Cite web |title=Nick Schulman's Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life |url=http://somuchpoker.com/nick-schulman-bio/ |website=Somuchpoker.com}}
As of 2024, his total career live tournament winnings exceed $20,200,000.{{Cite web |title=Nick Schulman's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?n=52452 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database}}
| class="wikitable" |
| +World Series of Poker Bracelets |
| Year
!Tournament !Prize (US$) |
|---|
| 2009
|$10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Lowball World Championship (No Limit) |$279,742 |
| 2012
|$10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Lowball World Championship (No Limit) |$294,321 |
| 2019
|$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better |$463,670 |
| 2023
|$1,500 7-Card Stud |$110,800 |
| 2024
|$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) |$1,667,842 |
| 2024P
|$5,000 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Turbo |$145,000 |
A "P" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Paradise
| class="wikitable" |
| + World Poker Tour Titles |
| Year
!Tournament !Prize (US$) |
|---|
| 2005
|$10,000 World Poker Finals |$2,167,500 |
= Poker Go Tour Titles =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Tournament !Prize (US$) |
| 2022
|Bellagio High Roller #3- $10,000 NLH |$68,256 |
| 2023
|Poker Masters #7 - $25,000 NLH |$374,000 |
| 2023
|PGT Mixed Games II #5 - $10,200 Triple Stud Mix |$144,000 |
| 2024
|PGT Last Chance #6: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em |$161,500 |
| 2024
|WSOP #26 - $25,000 NLH High Roller 8-Max |$1,667,842 |
| 2025
|PGT Last Chance #1: $10,100 No-Limit Hold'em |$283,050 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.liquidpoker.net/information/f/1060/Interview_with_TheTakeover.html Liquidpoker.net interview]
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/23830-nick-schulman Card Player profile]
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?n=52452 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/nick-schulman/ PokerNews profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/nick-schulman/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=8287 WSOP profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates/?aid=2&grid=5504&tid=23166&rr=-1]
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