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Nick Schulman, one of poker’s most accomplished players, has added another milestone to his career by winning the Triton Jeju II Main Event. The 41-year-old American, an eight-time WSOP bracelet winner, two-time WPT champion and Poker Hall of Famer, defeated Bernhard Binder heads-up to claim the title.
The victory came at LES A Casino, where 196 entries created a massive prize pool. Schulman’s win earned him $3,854,888, marking the largest single cash of his storied career, which began when he started playing poker at just 15 years old.
Speaking after the win, Schulman reflected on the difficulty of consistently succeeding in high-stakes Triton events, noting that even elite players can struggle for extended stretches. He said the win carried extra weight given the toughness of the field, including feared amateur “Big Boss Man,” whom he described as fearless and difficult to read.
The final table saw dramatic swings from the start. Wesley Fei climbed from last in chips to briefly lead before a flush-over-flush cooler against Xu Yang ended his run in eighth. Danilo Velasevic exited in seventh shortly after.
Play continued to shift as Xu Yang took the chip lead before falling to Gytis Lazauninkas’ pocket nines. Isaac Haxton and Ryuta Nakai were eliminated in sixth and fifth, respectively, before Schulman ousted Lazauninkas in third with pocket tens.
Heads-up against Binder featured heavy bluffing from both men. Schulman ultimately sealed the win after slowplaying pocket kings, inducing a costly bluff from Binder to close out the tournament.
