Shulman Wins 2009 WSOPE
October 2, 2009
The World Series of Poker Europe main even has come to an end, with professional poker player Barry Shulman outlasting the field to take the victory.
With Daniel Negreanu sat across the final table for the professional it was never going to be a walk in the park, with Negreanu as much feared name within the poker scheme.
The tournament saw 334 players buy entry, meaning that the prize pool was £3.34 million.
With Shulman not letting the occasion nor his opponent scare him into any sudden or unthought plays, he successfully managed to get the better of Negreanu, against the tips within the stands.
With Negreanu finishing second in the tournament, it leaves him becoming the leading poker player in terms of amount cashed from tournament entries, before been sat behind the likes of Jamie Gold and poker sensation Phil Ivey.
The final table of the event offered spectators alot of action, with the final few having to battle it out for a huge 17 hours before Shulman was crowned as the champion and bracelet winner.
The game wasn’t without its fair share of shocks and luck for Shulman though, at one point entering into a hand with Negreanu holding pocket aces to Shulman’s A/5 suited.
Negreanu allowed Shulman to see the flop which dealt Shulman a lifeline in terms of 2 hearts hitting the board.
Seeing this Negreanu and Shulman were both fast acting to get all of their chips into the central pot, leading to a showdown.
The cards ran juicy for Shulman, hitting his flush in order to stay in the game and double up on his chip count.
The final hand of the tournament saw Negreanu push all in while holding pocket 4’s pre flop, Shulman saw his chance and called with pocket 10’s. Negreanu needed to hit a 4 in order to remain in contension to win the tournament but the cards ran dead, giving Shulman the victory.
Shulman took home a cash prize of £801,000 with Negreanu leaving with £500k for his runner up finish.
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