Nick Schulman No Longer PokerGO Commentator
4 years ago12 Jul
Nick Schulmanâs Main Event would appear to be over for the second time this year, his day three bustout as a player followed by an apparent day five removal from commentary dutiesâŚ
Schulmanâs PokerGO commentary alongside Ali Nejad was seemingly ended after this yearâs $10k PLO8 champion stated on ESPN's broadcast:
âif you want to get better at poker, then donât watch the Main Eventâ.
Twitter was soon alight with comments defending the popular proâs comments, Tim Reilly explaining his views quite clearlyâŚ
Hundreds of similarly supportive tweets soon followed, most following the same templateâŚ
Amid the confusion surrounding Schulmanâs removal, reports came in that perhaps his comments werenât the reason at all, Daniel Negreanu claiming a simple âscheduling conflictâ was instead responsibleâŚ
As Twitter debated the issue, Negreanu claimed to have heard âstraight from the horseâs mouthâ later adding:
"I know the whole story and it had nothing to do with the comment." KidPoker explained: "They needed Norm [Norman Chad] and Lon [McEachern] for the taped edited shows and no one told Nick in time so he was justifiably upset by that".
According to CardsChat, ESPN poker commentator Chad backed up Negreanuâs version of events, stating that Schulman âwas not removed from the PokerGo broadcastâ.
Chad reportedly said:
"Itâs a long story, and it has nothing to do with Nick or any personnel. It was a production decision.â
So, as day six dawns in the race to the $10million first prize in the prestigious Main Event, perhaps Nick Schulman will be calling the shots after all.
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