Nick Schulman

Nick Schulman

aka "The Takeover"
Nationality
United States
United States
GPI Rank 34
WSOP Bracelets 5
WPT Wins 2
Total Live Earnings $20,387,772
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Biography

Nick Schulman is an American professional poker player who began playing poker in his teens and soon made his way to the virtual felt online. Because he couldn’t play in brick-and-mortar card rooms until he was 21, Schulman spent his days grinding it out online. He studied the game and improved over the years as he climbed the limits. When he eventually turned of legal age, Nick took to live games and played in underground clubs in New York City.

Schulman's first recorded live poker tournament result also happened to be the first of many outright victories. Schulman entered the $10,200 WPT World Poker Finals in Mashantucket in November 2005, and he went all the way, clinching the $2,167,500 top prize. Two years later, Schulman almost won the same tournament again but ultimately finished as runner-up to Michael Vela and had to console himself with an $864,652 second-place prize.

Nick Schulman's WSOP Bracelet Victories

YearEventPrize
2009$10,000 NL 2-7 Draw$279,751
2012$10,000 NL 2-7 Draw$294,321
2019$10,000 PLO8 Championship$463,670
2023$1,500 Seven Card Stud$110,800
2024$25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em$1,667,842

After knocking on the door of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet several times, Schulman captured his first piece of poker jewelry at the 2009 WSOP, triumphing in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw event, a result that also came with $279,751 in prize money.

Since 2010, Schulman has regularly cashed in live events commanding buy-ins of $10,000 and above. A fourth-place finish in the $100,000 Super High Roller at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure came with a $400,000 bankroll boost.

In 2012, Schulman won his second WSOP bracelet by coming out on top of the same $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 event he'd clinched three years earlier. Amazingly, in 2015, Schulman fell at the final hurdle in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 event; a certain Phil Galfond defeated Schulman heads-up.

Bracelet number three found its way to Schulman's wrist in 2019, this time in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship. A week later, Schulman walked away with the second seven-figure haul of his career, banking $1,187,802 for a third-place finish in the $100,000 High Roller event at the 2019 WSOP.

At the 2023 WSOP, Schulman became a four-time bracelet winner after winning the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event.

Schulman ended 2023 in style, racking up over half a dozen cashes in PokerGO Tour events, including winning the $25,500 PGT Poker Masters for $374,000.

At the 2024 WSOP, Schulman topped a 318-strong field in the $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) event, capturing his fifth bracelet and a cool $1,667,842.

Nick Schulman's Five Largest Live Poker MTT Results

DateEventRankPrize
Nov 2005$10,200 World Poker Finals1st$2,167,500
Jun 2024$25,000 WSOP High Roller1st$1,667,842
Jul 2019$100,000 WSOP High Roller3rd$1,187,802
Sep 2017$50,000 NLHE Poker Masters1st$918,000
Nov 2007$10,200 World Poker Finals2nd$864,652
Jan 2013$100,000 PCA Super High Roller3rd$744,140

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
48th $20,859
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)
52nd $50,211
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed)
28th $20,552
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
1st $1,667,842
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed)
36th $20,394
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
69th $10,800
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship (8-Handed)
13th $21,992
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship (6-Handed)
13th $23,413
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em
453rd $3,470
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #9: $100,000 Ultra High Roller
5th $731,000
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #5: $25,000 High Roller PLO
5th $225,000
2023 NAPT Las Vegas
$1,650 Main Event
6th $54,680
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship
28th $12,240
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
73rd $17,596
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #8: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
24th $9,831
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #33: $10,000 Razz Championship
11th $23,850
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $1,500 Eight Game Mix
11th $12,886
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
7th $48,298
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
39th $43,750
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
1st $110,800
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
56th $2,625
2022 WSOP Online
Event #24: $7,777 Lucky 7s High Roller
7th $27,589
2022 WSOP Online
Event #12: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack
78th $1,016
2022 WSOP Online
Event #9: $600 NLH Deepstack Championship
12th $3,282
2022 WSOP Online
Event #7: $365 NLH
2nd $37,792
2022 WSOP Online
Event #2: $500 NLH Monster Stack
31st $1,495
2022 WSOP Online
Event #1: $400 NLH Kick-Off
34th $1,332
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $500 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
6th $27,728
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $1,000 PLO 6-Max
19th $3,992
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em
101st $2,150
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
149th $5,276
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship
12th $20,239
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] No-Limit Hold'em BIG $500
25th $3,996
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
6th $53,296
2022 Wynn Millions
$10,000 Main Event [$10,000,000 GTD]
63rd $34,549
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
29th $16,077
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
8th $106,120
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
39th $18,865
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold'em
21st $5,597
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #33: $500 NLH Grand Finale
245th $900
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #30: $600 NLH 6-Max Championship
81st $1,015
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #28: $3,200 NLH High Roller Championship
19th $6,445
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #26: $500 NLH The Big 500 Encore
14th $4,176
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #24: $400 NLH Monster Stack
123rd $635
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #15: $5,300 NLH High Roller Freezeout
29th
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #12: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack
47th $1,424
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #1: $500 NLH Big 500 Kick-Off
38th $2,126
2021 US Poker Open
Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
8th $34,000
2020 World Series of Poker Main Event
2020 WSOP Main Event - WSOP.com
55th $20,304
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #83: $10K WSOP Super MILLION$, $5M GTD
95th $25,029
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em
117th $1,191
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #9: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max
41st $3,703
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #1: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Kick-Off
42nd $2,624
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #83: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
3rd $1,187,802
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
38th $14,622
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
1st $463,670
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet
28th $4,192
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
6th $52,656
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
16th $13,070
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #8 - $25,000 8-Game Mix
1st $270,000
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #7 - $25,000 NLH
5th $120,000
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju
HK$100,000 Short Deck Ante-Only
1st 2,135,000 HKD
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
35th $15,000
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
11th $20,253
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
178th $3,743
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
3rd $163,785
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $1,500 Big Blind Antes No-Limit Hold'em
114th $2,626
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #03 – $25,000 No Limit Hold'em
7th $55,000
2017 Poker Masters
Event #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
1st $918,000
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
692nd $18,693
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
84th $7,626
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
3rd $98,337
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship
9th $21,946
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
26th $15,148
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
20th $22,483
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
14th $18,162
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
14th $26,432
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $10,000 Seven-Card Razz Championship
15th $18,592
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship
4th $99,015
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $25,000 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em
13th $63,158
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em
8th $485,029
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
8th $44,855
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
77th $4,763
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
58th $2,873
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
14th $79,960
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
3rd $744,140
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 60: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit)
1st $294,321
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.
20th $16,246
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud
16th $12,035
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
7th $56,729
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
9th $35,519
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
9th $32,488
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit)
5th $69,216
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
4th $400,000
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #43: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
7th $78,654
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
9th $152,739
2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
Main Event
18th €50,000
2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo
Main Event
42nd €19,000
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
205th $36,626
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 23 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw
1st $279,742
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
17th $51,114
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 18 - $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw w/ Rebuys
12th $26,025
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 45 - $5,000 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed
28th $16,766
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 22 - $5,000 No Limit Holdem
6th $108,457
2007 Caesars Las Vegas Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event
$5150 Circuit Championship Event
16th $13,037
2007 L.A Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 5
Championship
23rd $45,560

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