Nick Schulman on His $3.85M Triton Jeju Win: “Means the World”

The Poker Hall of Famer scored the biggest live cash of his career, topping a 196-entry field in the $100,000 Triton Poker Jeju II Main Event.

By OddsIndx Editorial · 16 September 2026

Nick Schulman wins the $100,000 Triton Poker Jeju II Main Event — Photo credit: Triton Poker Series.

Nick Schulman has added another major title to his poker résumé, but the significance of his latest victory goes beyond another trophy.

The eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner captured the $100,000 Triton Poker Jeju II Main Event for $3,854,888, securing the biggest single live tournament cash of his career.

Schulman defeated a 196-entry field in the Triton Poker Series Jeju II Main Event to claim the title and the career-best payday. The result came after he had already finished runner-up in the $50,000 event for $810,279, before entering the $100,000 Main Event late on Day 1.

Nick Schulman Wins $100K Triton Main Event for Career-Best Cash

The $3,854,888 payday marks the largest single live tournament cash of Schulman’s career.

The original first-place prize listed for the tournament was $4,145,000. However, Schulman and Bernhard Binder reached a heads-up deal that altered the final payouts. Schulman received $3,854,888, while Binder took home $3,080,112. The victory also gave Schulman his second Triton title.

For a player whose career already includes eight WSOP bracelets, two World Poker Tour titles and membership in the Poker Hall of Fame, the Triton Poker Jeju II Main Event victory represents another significant addition to an already extensive tournament résumé.

From $810K Runner-Up to Triton Main Event Champion

Schulman’s victory followed a notable sequence of results at Triton Poker Jeju II.

On September 14, he finished second in the $50,000 event, earning $810,279. Schulman then joined the $100,000 Main Event late on Day 1 while the $50,000 tournament was still part of his schedule.

Despite entering late, Schulman finished Day 1 with 1,381,000 chips, putting him second in chips overnight.

He subsequently progressed through the Main Event field and reached heads-up play against Bernhard Binder. The two players ultimately agreed to a deal before Schulman went on to secure the title.

Why the $3.85M Victory Matters to Schulman

Despite the size of the payday and the significance of another major title, Schulman’s comments after the victory focused on what the result represented rather than simply adding another trophy to his collection.

Schulman said the victory “means the world” to him. He also discussed the difficulty of consistently succeeding in high-stakes tournament poker and explained that he is not particularly goal-oriented about wins.

His comments provide important context for the $3,854,888 result. The victory came after years of competing at the highest levels of tournament poker and now stands as the biggest single cash of his career.

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Schulman’s Growing Triton Poker Résumé

The Jeju II victory gives Schulman his second Triton title and adds another major high-stakes tournament achievement to his résumé.

His career already includes eight WSOP bracelets, two WPT titles and Poker Hall of Fame membership. The $100,000 Triton Main Event win now adds a career-best live tournament payday to those accomplishments.

The result also came during a productive stretch in Jeju, with Schulman following his $810,279 runner-up finish in the $50,000 event by winning the $100,000 Main Event.

Nick Schulman’s Biggest Live Cash

The headline figure from the Triton Poker Jeju II Main Event is ultimately $3,854,888.

That amount represents Schulman’s biggest single live tournament cash, making the victory a career milestone in addition to his second Triton title.

After defeating the 196-entry field and completing the final heads-up battle against Binder, Schulman left the $100,000 Main Event with the largest live tournament payday of his career and another major title on his résumé.

For Schulman, the Triton Poker Jeju II Main Event therefore represents more than another high-profile victory. It delivered his biggest live cash to date, worth $3.85 million, while adding another Triton title to one of poker’s most accomplished tournament careers.

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Triton Poker Series Winners: Who Has the Most Titles in 2026?

Jason Koon leads Triton’s multiple champions list. Here is how the leading winners compare, why Dan Dvoress is making headlines, and what a Triton title tells you about a player’s results.

By OddsIndx Editorial · 13 September 2026

Golden Triton Poker Series trophy on display in Monte Carlo — Photo credit: Triton Poker Series.

Jason Koon has the most Triton Poker Super High Roller Series titles, with 12 in Triton’s official list updated on 11 September 2026. Dan Dvoress, Matthias Eibinger and Mike Watson share the next tier on seven. These are career title totals from that dated list, rather than wins recorded only during 2026.

Triton winners leaderboard: leading multiple champions

The table focuses on players with five or more titles in the Players with the same total share a tier.

Career Super High Roller Series titles · official list dated 11 September 2026
Player	Titles
Jason Koon	12
Dan Dvoress	7
Matthias Eibinger	7
Mike Watson	7
Punnat Punsri	6
Danny Tang	6
Mikita Badziakouski	5
Fedor Holz	5
Phil Ivey	5
Bryn Kenney	5

For readers following Asian poker, Punnat Punsri and Danny Tang are two names to track. Their six-title records put both immediately behind the seven-title group.

Dan Dvoress wins his seventh Triton title in Jeju

Dvoress added his seventh trophy on 9 September 2026 in Jeju’s $30,000 No-Limit Hold’em eight-handed tournament. He earned $942,000 after beating Xuan Liu heads-up in a field of 135 entries. It followed three titles in Montenegro earlier in the year, giving the Canadian another major result on his return to live tournament play.

The result matters because a career leaderboard can hide how quickly a player is moving. A title total provides the long view; a recent event report supplies the date, opponents and payout behind the newest addition.

Why the game format matters when comparing champions

Triton festivals include different poker disciplines and tournament structures. The March 2026 Super High Roller schedule, for example, featured No-Limit Hold’em, Short Deck and Pot-Limit Omaha, alongside mixed-format and bounty events. Its buy-ins ran from $20,000 to $150,000.

That variety gives a title count useful context. A win in a fast hold’em tournament and a win in a deep PLO event both produce a champion, but they test different decisions. When following a player, look at the format as well as the trophy total.

Triton titles, prize money and profit: what is the difference?

A title counts a tournament victory. Prize money records a payout. Neither figure, on its own, establishes a player’s profit: buy-ins, re-entries and any arrangements to share action affect what the player ultimately keeps.

For a useful comparison, read the event name, date, buy-in, finishing position and payout together. Check whether a reported amount includes bounties and whether a deal changed the payouts. This avoids treating every headline dollar figure as the same kind of result.

Questions about Triton Poker winners

Does the player with the biggest payout always win the tournament?

No. A deal can change the distribution of prize money. At the first Triton ONE Main Event in September 2025, Joshua Gebissa won the title and $975,225, while runner-up Punnat Punsri received more than $1.2 million following their heads-up agreement.

Are Triton ONE wins included in this table?

This table follows the Super High Roller Series champions register. Triton ONE has its own event results; the two records should not be combined without checking how a particular statistic is defined.

Where can I find Triton schedules and new winners?

Visit our Triton Poker Series guide and events page to understand the tour, then follow the organiser’s event schedules and reports for individual results. The standings above are a dated snapshot and can change as more tournaments finish.

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