Seven-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman recently reminded us why he was a slam dunk choice for the Poker Hall of Fame. The High Stakes Poker commentator was on the other side of the camera this time around, battling for a U.S. Poker Open title at the PokerGO studio in Las Vegas.
The New York native not only found a huge hero call with third pair, but he also correctly called out his opponent’s exact hole cards in the process.
The Action
With blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante, each player had already locked up $104,000, with $144,000 earmarked for second, and $224,000 set aside for the winner.
Brock Wilson folded the button, and Schulman raised to 180,000 from the small blind with 7♥6♥. Jeremy Becker was the short stack, but still had 27 blinds to work with. He looked down at K♥4♦ and opted to three-bet to 400,000, and Schulman made the call.
The flop came down A♦6♣5♠ and Schulman checked. Becker decided to continuation bet 190,000, and Schulman called. The turn was the 2♥.
Schulman checked once again, and Becker kept his foot on the gas with a bet of 300,000. Schulman thought for a bit, using a single time extension before making the call.
The river was the J♥, and Schulman checked for a third time. With 695,000 remaining in his stack, Becker moved all in.
“I love it,” said commentator Brent Hanks. “Schulman is asking for a count because he knows that Becker is capable of [bluffing].”
Watch The Hand
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The Result
“[You] got K-4 over there?” Schulman asked. “I guess you can’t tell me.”
Becker sat motionless as Schulman called out his exact hand. After about a minute, Schulman threw in a chip to signal his call, turning over his pair of sixes.
“Dude! Are you….?” an incredulous Becker asked as he showed his cards. “Is this like solver approved or something?”
“If you never fold, it looks amazing,” Schulman joked as Becker exited the stage.
Although he went into heads-up play with the lead, Schulman ultimately finished runner up, adding $144,000 to his $26 million in career tournament earnings.
Wilson would earn the win and $224,000. It was his second victory of the week, and came just two days after his girlfriend Cherish Andrews also found the winner’s circle. Wilson has five wins on the year already, having also won twice at PokerGO Cup in March.
- Photos by PokerGO – Joey Leonador
