Shannon Shorr, Nick Schulman Winners at PokerGO Tour Last Chance Series

Shannon Shorr and Nick Schulman are the winners of the primary two occasions of the PokerGO Tour’s last sequence of their season, which ends with a $1 Million Championship Freeroll Jan. 10.

Nick Schulman continues crushing

After a fantastic 2024, Schulman started 2025 by profitable the primary occasion within the Final Likelihood sequence, turning $10,100 into $283,050. The person is coming off a World Sequence of Bracelet within the $5,300 Nearer occasion every week earlier than Christmas within the Bahamas ($145,000) — the second bracelet of the 12 months after wining the $25,000 High Roller occasion in June for $1,667,842.

The heads-up battle with Joao Simao took almost two hours and noticed Schulman climb again from a five-to-one chip deficit whereas additionally being right down to relying on a king on the river to make a straight, which was “the first of many doubles during heads-up play.”

Schulman, who turned 40 in September, shall be eligible for the Poker Hall of Fame in 2025 for the primary time. An entertaining poker commentator in addition to a high-stakes professional, Schulman will most definitely be thought-about for induction, becoming a member of a protracted record of gamers that must be thought-about for the respect.

The occasion introduced in 111 entries and the highest 16 received at the least $16,650.

Shannon Shorr stacks one other

Shorr received his third PGT title within the second occasion of the sequence, one other $10,100 no-limit maintain’em contest, including one other $297,500 to his stack, which pushed his lifetime event winnings up over the $14 million mark, according to the Hendon Mob. It’s his largest event money since he completed second in a $2,000 WSOP bracelet occasion in 2005.

It’s simply one other bead in a strand of six-figure cashes that’s 38 lengthy. Amazingly, the long-time professional has by no means had a tourney money price at the least $1 million.

Shorr had one other good rating in early December when he received $272,600 for taking third within the $25,000 Excessive Curler Occasion on the Seminole Exhausting Rock Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open. Brandon Wilson received that one for $602,900. Since then, Shorr, cashed six instances.

The occasion introduced in 119 to the PokerGO studios on the Aria. The highest 17 had been paid at the least $17,850.