Family Man Nick Schulman Ships Sixth Bracelet in Event #15: $5,000 The Closer
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After two weeks of action on the felt here at the beautiful Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise officially ended with Nick Schulman claiming victory in Event #15: $5,000 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Turbo.
The final tournament of the series attracted 238 entries, generating a prize pool of $1,190,000. Schulman defeated Ren Lin in a short heads-up match to capture the first-place prize of $145,000 as well as the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
$5,000 The Closer NLH Bounty Turbo Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Schulman | United States | $145,000 |
| 2 | Ren Lin | China | $110,000 |
| 3 | Arkadiy Tsinis | Ukraine | $84,600 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $65,200 |
| 5 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | $50,800 |
| 6 | Shaun Deeb | United States | $39,400 |
| 7 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | $30,500 |
| 8 | Meir Meystel | United States | $23,400 |
| 9 | Sosia Jiang | New Zealand | $18,100 |
| 10 | Ebony Kenney | United States | $14,100 |
Winner's Reaction
As heads-up play began, Schulman's wife and daughter arrived on the rail just in time to witness him winning his sixth WSOP bracelet. When asked about what it means to have them present Schulman mentioned, "Got my family over there, love them so much. That was huge for me this trip. They usually don't travel with me but my little girl is old enough or what have you."
He continued, "Bringing them to The Bahamas was great, it's a special thing. I'm grateful for the life poker has afforded me and I'm 40 now so some perspective I suppose comes with that. We just had a really great trip, it was so fun. I accepted the bad days. I was thankful for the good days. And this is a really sweet way to close it out."
Day 2 Eliminations
Only 37 competitors returned for Day 2 action, all looking to close out the series on a high note. The tournament's structure set a quick pace, with the remaining field that started the day nearly cut in half within the first few levels. Even after the two-table redraw, players continued to get eliminated at a rapid-fire rate.
Many familiar faces returned for one last chance at winning a piece of WSOP hardware before heading home. Those who made deep runs but ultimately fell short of capping off the series with a final table were Artur Martirosian (28th), Michael Acevedo (23rd), Daniel Zack (19th), Georgios Sotiropoulos (14th) and Hossein Ensan (12th).
Ebony Kenney, the Day 2 chip leader heading into the day, navigated her way to the ten-handed final table but was eliminated in tenth. She was involved in a double knockout that saw the other female at the final table, Sosia Jiang, exit in ninth.
Poker's Elite Go Toe-to-Toe
With a total of 22 bracelets combined among the final seven players, the stage was set for some of the biggest names in the poker world to battle it out. In what would prove to be a dream final table lineup, it was clear that the bracelet and the legacy were more important than the remaining prize pool.
Schulman entered the final table second in chips and showed no signs of slowing down. He started by knocking out Samuel Mullur and Shaun Deeb in seventh and sixth places, respectively, when they were both down to just a couple of big blinds.
Next to fall was Santhosh Suvarna in fifth when he got it all in with queen-ten against Schulman's jack-eight. Schulman found an eight on the turn to propel himself atop the counts four-handed.
Shortly after Daniel Negreanu exited in fourth courtesy of Lin, Schulman found his next victim in Arkadiy Tsinis. He won a crucial flip with ace-queen against Tsinis' pocket treys to give him nearly a two-to-one chip advantage entering heads-up play.
It only took a few hands for Schulman to be crowned a winner, with him extending his lead right out of the gate. In the final hand of play, Lin was left with less than ten big blinds and got it all in with queen-eight against Schulman's ace-king, which proved to be best.
After winning his second no-limit hold'em bracelet in 2024, Schulman was asked to what he attributes his success in the format to this year. He explained, "No-Limit wise, I mean I really do love the game. I think being more willing to just accept things out of my control and just try to better myself. Really all the cliches you can think of kind of help. But then poker's so sick because you never know, maybe were just getting lucky. So I'm just trying to take it one day at a time."
2024 WSOP Paradise Winners
| *Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Prize* | ||||||
| Dec. 6-11 | Event #1: $2,500 Mini Main Event | 2,031 | $5,077,050 | Jeff Hakim | United States | $575,050 | ||||||
| Dec. 7-9 | Event #2: $1,000,000 Triton Million | 96 | $48,000,000 | Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | $12,070,000 | ||||||
| Dec. 8-9 | Event #3: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Super High Roller | 88 | $8,800,000 | Lautqaro Guerra | Spain | $2,126,770 | ||||||
| Dec. 8-9 | Event #4: $2,750 GGMasters Online Championship | 813 | $2,500,000 | Matheus Cardoso Machado | Brazil | $432,623.84 | ||||||
| Dec. 9-10 | Event #5: $25,000 Dealers Choice Championship | 49 | $353,340 | Eric Wasserson | United States | $353,340 | ||||||
| Dec. 10-12 | Event #6: $5,000 Deepstack NLH | 363 | $1,815,000 | Lei Yu | China | $293,050 | ||||||
| Dec. 10-12 | Event #7: $100,000 Triton Main Event | 182 | $3,850,000 | Alex Foxen | United States | $3,850,000 | ||||||
| Dec. 11-13 | Event #8: $50,000 PLO Championship | 122 | $6,100,000 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | $1,357,080 | ||||||
| Dec. 12-19 | Event #9: $25,000 Super Main Event | 1,978 | $50,000,000 | Yinan Zhou | China | $6,000,000 | ||||||
| Dec. 14 | Event #10: $10,000 Paradise PLO | 200 | $2,000,000 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | $393,250 | ||||||
| Dec. 17-19 | Event #12: $10,000 GGMillion$ NLH Championship | 532 | $5,320,000 | Johannes Straver | Netherlands | $807,430 | ||||||
| Dec. 17-18 | Event #13: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller | 130 | $6,500,000 | Tom Fuchs | Austria | $1,292,000 | ||||||
| Dec. 18-19 | Event #14: Super Saver $1,000,000 Invitational | 487 | $980,000 | Pablo Silva | Brazil | $200,000 | ||||||
| Dec. 18-19 | Event #15: $5,000 The Closer NLH Bounty Turbo | 238 | $1,190,000 | Nick Schulman | United States | $145,000 |
In this Series
- 1 Ivey & Negreanu Looking for 2nd Bracelets of Year in WSOP Paradise Triton Million
- 2 Texas Mike Retains Chip Lead After Day 2 of Triton Million, With Dvoress Close Behind
- 3 Brazil’s Matheus Cardoso Machado Wins WSOP Paradise Event #4: GGMasters Online Championship ($432,623)
- 4 Battle Rapper Alejandro Lococo Beats Pros in WSOP Paradise Triton Million for $12M
- 5 Specialist Lautaro Guerra Wins Record-Breaking $100K PLO SHR at WSOP Paradise
- 6 Jeffrey Hakim Takes Down the 2024 WSOPP $2,500 Mini Main Event for First Bracelet
- 7 Monkey Off Eric Wasserson's Back as He Claims First Bracelet in $25,000 Dealers Choice Championship for $353,340
- 8 Nine Bigs and a Dream: China’s Lei Yu Spins Short Stack to Win WSOP Paradise $5K NLH
- 9 Alex Foxen Adds Another Career Highlight by Winning the $100,000 Triton Main Event ($3,850,000)
- 10 Stephen Chidwick Wins 2nd Bracelet in WSOP Paradise $50K PLO Championship ($1,357,080)
- 11 Pair of Former WSOP Player of the Year Winners Battle Heads-Up for 4th Gold Bracelet
- 12 Which Newcomer Is Taking Poker's High Roller Scene by Storm?
- 13 Brazil’s Pablo Silva Wins WSOP Paradise Super Saver $1M Invitational ($200,000)
- 14 Michael Addamo Leads $25k WSOP Super Main Final Table; Liv Boeree in the Hunt
- 15 Addamo Rolls Back the Years in WSOP Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event
- 16 Johannes Straver Rides Into the WSOP Paradise Sunset With GGMillion$ Championship Title
- 17 24-Year-Old Bluffs Poker's Toughest Opponent to Win WSOP Super Main for $6M
- 18 Family Man Nick Schulman Ships Sixth Bracelet in Event #15: $5,000 The Closer
