With a massive come from behind victory, Barry Shulman (father of November Nine’s Jeff Shulman) took down Daniel Negreanu in heads up play at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event.
Coming into heads up action, Negreanu was on fire. He had sent 6 of the 7 knock-outs to the rails himself — this all happened after he came in with a massive short stack (but it’s all in how you use it. Right, ladies?). He also held a dominant chip lead over the elder Shulman.
Shulman, however, wasn’t over-matched or intimidated. The showdown had some monster hands (Full house Aces/Jacks over Trip Jacks, pocket pairs squaring off in the final hand) and it was wildly entertaining. It was a matchup of skilled players, playing without pressure.
This was Shulman’s second bracelet – his first coming in 2001. We’ll see if it could be the ‘Year of the Shulmans’ as Jeff hits the felt in 3rd place for the WSOP Main Event Final Table in November.
The field of players of the Euro-Main-Event was only 334, but it’s considered by many to be a much tougher pool of talent. The final table had big names, drama and two well-known guys heads up. It’s a dream matchup for the WSOPE Organizers and another good showing for poker in general.
Breakdown of World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Final Table Payouts:
1. Barry Shulman – £801,603
2. Daniel Negreanu – £495,589
3. Praz Bansi – £360,887
4. Jason Mercier – £267,267
5. Markus Ristola – £200,367
6. Chris Bjorin – £150,267
7. Antoine Saout – £114,228
8. Matt Hawrilenko – £87,074
9. James Akenhead – £66,533
That’s a lot of poundage.
