Simply weeks after successful his sixth World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, Nick Schulman continued his winter sizzling streak by taking down a $10,100 Excessive Curler match at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas for $283,050. Fittingly sufficient, it brings Schulman his sixth PokerGO Tour (PGT) title.
The occasion, which drew 111 entrants, kicked off the PGT Final Probability collection operating by means of Jan. 9. Schulman, who’s simply as comfy on the PokerGO felt as he’s within the commentary sales space, defeated Brazil’s Joao Simao in heads-up play and navigated a closing desk that included Victoria Livschitz (third – $127,650), Bryce Yockey (4th – $99,900) and Aram Zobian (seventh – $44,400).
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Schulman Comes Again After Bluffing Into Nuts
Simao and Schulman dueled early on the closing desk. In a heads-up pot, Simao rivered the nuts and guess earlier than going through a giant check-raise from Schulman with a blocker bluff to double up the Brazilian.
Regardless of dropping most of his stack with the daring play, Schulman caught round and finally overcame Simao’s chip lead by doubling up twice, based on PokerGO updates.
The 2 battled forwards and backwards earlier than Simao finally shoved a dwindling stack with jack-deuce solely to be pipped by Schulman’s jack-seven.
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Furthering Poker Corridor of Fame Case
Schulman is coming off a red-hot 12 months in 2024 that first noticed him successful his fifth bracelet this summer time within the $25,000 Excessive Curler for $1.7 million.
He then closed out the 12 months by successful a sixth bracelet within the $5,000 The Nearer at WSOP Paradise for $145,000 after getting by means of a powerhouse closing desk of 20 bracelets that included Daniel Negreanu and Shaun Deeb.
The 12 months earlier than, Schulman gained his fourth bracelet that produced one of the crucial epic winner’s images of all time.
The poker commentator and high-stakes professional continues to make the case for being a first-ballot Corridor of Famer, although he has some steep competitors in opposition to reigning WSOP Participant of the 12 months and seven-time bracelet winner Scott Seiver.
Schulman gave PokerNews his ideas on the Poker Corridor of Fame within the Bahamas after successful his sixth bracelet. Corridor of Famer Negreanu weighed in on the matter on X: “Nick Schulman checks all of the bins for induction (as do many others) and if I needed to guess it proper now, I guess he will get on this summer time.”
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Connor Richards
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