Nick Schulman
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| Nick Schulman | |
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 Nick Schulman in the WSOP Circuit Championship Event in April 2007. |
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| Nickname(s) | The Takeover |
| Hometown | Manhattan, New York |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finishes | 2 |
| Highest ITM main event finish |
None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | 1(+1) |
| Final tables | 2(+1) |
| Money finishes | 4(+1) |
Nick Schulman (born 18 September 1984) is an American professional poker player from Manhattan, New York.
Schulman began playing at the age of 18, turned professional at 19, and at age 21 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 a further $74,495.
In April 2006, Schulman won the WPT Battle of Champions IV event, eliminating Freddy Deeb to take the title.
Prior to winning the WPT event, Schulman had regularly played poker on the internet. He plays online at PokerStars and UltimateBet as "TheTakeover", and on Full Tilt Poker as "Schulman".
As of 2008, his total career live tournament winnings exceed $3,300,000.[1]
