Nick "The Takeover" Schulman (born 18 September 1984) is an American professional poker player from Manhattan, New York.

Schulman began playing at the age of 18, turned professional at 19, and at age 21 won the fourth season World Poker Tour (WPT) World Poker Finals poker tournament, winning $2,167,500, a record for a regular season event on the WPT. He also became the youngest winner of a WPT event.

Less than a month later, Schulman finished 4th in the World Series of Poker circuit event in Atlantic City, winning a further $74,495.

In April 2006, Schulman won the WPT Battle of Champions IV event, eliminating Freddy Deeb to take the title.

Prior to winning the WPT event, Schulman had regularly played poker on the internet. He plays online at PokerStars as "TheTakeover" and UltimateBet.

Nick is also known for his "Bert and Ernie" relationship with roommate and fellow poker player/professional gambler David John.

As of 2007, his total career live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000

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