Short Deck Back In Poker Spotlight As Nick Schulman Wins At Triton High Roller Series

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Short deck poker is reasserting its status this week in South Korea. Nick Schulman, fresh off his stint behind the WSOP announcers’ table, scored a win in an HK$100,000 short deck ante-only tournament that featured several well-known professionals. It was the first short-deck tournament Schulman had ever played.

Here’s the winning hand:

Rewatch @NickSchulman's 100K Short Deck Winning Hand QQpic.twitter.com/1uc5zDXruj

— Triton Poker (@tritonpoker) July 25, 2018

American Ben Lamb placed fourth in the tournament. Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan also competed in the event, although they both failed to reach the money.

The tournament was part of Triton Poker’s Super High Roller Series. The tour stopped at Jeju Shinhwa World’s Landing Casino on Jeju Island, South Korea.

Schulman picked up HK$2,135,000 for his first place finish. In US dollars, the prize is equivalent to $272,084.

Short deck sweeping across Asia

The fact that such big names were involved in this tournament highlights how popular short deck is. The game originated in 2014 and started appearing on tournament schedules last year due to demand from action-seeking Asian businessmen.

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