Heads Up with Remko - Nick Schulman

Nick Schulman is one of the most celebrated commentators in the game, winning an American Poker Award for broadcaster of the year, but ultimately he’s still a top professional. A regular in Bobby’s Room and a winner of two World Series of Poker bracelets, Schulman has a lot of stories and he tells them on this podcast.

• 2:36 – Nick Schulman joins the show and talks about all the recent media attention he’s been getting, and how it has changed his life a bit.
• 6:05 – Getting into doing commentary: How did Nick Schulman get the job and become so good at it?
• 11:15 – The importance of having something in life outside of poker, finding balance and being detached from the world.
• 14:03 – Bobby’s Room, is Nick Schulman a lifer?
• 20:02 – Nick realized that his No Limit Hold’em game wasn’t up to the highest standards anymore, through playing and doing commentary, and how he got back to the top.
• 28:56 – Poker on TV: What’s its status? Is it boring? What’s its future? Does GTO negatively impact the future of poker?
• 42:50 – Selling the dream of becoming a poker pro versus enjoying high-level poker as entertainment, and what it takes to be a top level player these days.
• 58:27 – Nick Schulman quantifies his own skill if it were to be a video game.
• 1:04:14 – Mixed games. What’s its future? Does it have a place in televised poker? And some stories from Bobby’s Room.
• 1:11:40 – Nick shares his excitement for the PokerGO Studio and its endless potential.
• 1:17:38 – Nick’s 2018 World Series of Poker, or perhaps we will only see him in Bobby’s Room?

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