Nick Schulman won the Triton Poker Jeju $100K NLH Main Event, defeating Bernhard Binder heads-up to collect $3,854,888 and his second Triton title.
The tournament drew 196 entries from 118 unique players, creating a $19.6 million prize pool. Schulman's payout was a new career high, according to Triton.
Schulman also received the Main Event trophy and a Jacob & Co timepiece.
Schulman and Binder Make an ICM Deal
Schulman reached heads-up with 62 big blinds against Binder's 20, and the two agreed to an ICM deal before playing for the title.
The deal guaranteed Schulman $3,714,888 and Binder $3,080,112, with another $140,000 left for the winner.
Schulman won the first major pot of heads-up play and later finished the tournament with pocket kings against Binder's KJ. The extra $140,000 took his final payout to $3,854,888, while Binder finished runner-up for $3,080,112.
"You know, I did my thing," Schulman said after the win. "It's tough to fully analyze it right away, but we got the job done. That's always good."
Binder Rebounds From the Short Stack
Binder had led the field entering Day 2 and was also on top when 12 players remained. By the start of the nine-handed final table, however, he was down to 1,475,000 chips, listed as 10 big blinds and the shortest stack.
He began rebuilding by eliminating Roberto Perez in ninth place. Binder's pocket fours held against Perez's A10, sending Perez out for $424,000.
Binder later doubled through Danilo Velasevic before eliminating him in seventh place for $700,000. He also knocked out Isaac Haxton in sixth, with Haxton earning $958,000.
Schulman started the final table with 6,475,000 chips, or 43 big blinds.
Schulman Leads the Final Three
Ryuta Nakai finished fifth for $1,263,000 after moving all-in with K3 against Schulman's A6. An ace on the flop gave Schulman the winning hand.
Xu Yang then exited in fourth for $1,596,000 after his K8 failed to improve against Gytis Lazauninkas' pocket nines.
Schulman entered three-handed play with 49 big blinds, ahead of Lazauninkas with 32 and Binder with 16.
Lazauninkas later called Schulman's all-in holding pocket eights, but Schulman had pocket tens. The board did not change the result, leaving Lazauninkas in third place for $1,968,000 and setting up the heads-up match between Schulman and Binder.
A Second Triton Title for Schulman
Schulman's first Triton title came in 2018, when he won a $13,000 short deck event with 61 entries.
Eight years later, he added another title in a $100,000 Main Event that attracted 196 entries.
The victory also came two days after Schulman reached heads-up in another Triton event and finished runner-up to Matthew Wantman.
