Background
Shulman was born in Seattle, Washington.
Shulman was born in Seattle, Washington.
Shulman first finished in the money in a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in 1997 at the $3,000 pot limit hold"em event.
He began playing poker while studying at college in the 1960s. He worked in real estate for 25 years before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the early 1990s. He used his retirement funds to purchase Card Player in 1999.
In October 2003, Shulman made the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ultimatebet.com Poker Classic II in Aruba.
He has also made the final table of a Professional Poker Tour (Powerpoint Engineering) event, finishing 2nd in 2005. In January 2010, Shulman finished 3rd in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event, winning $1,350,000.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,300,000. Shulman"s 15 WSOP cashes account for $1,577,968 of his tournament winnings total.
Shulman has two sons: Jeff Shulman, president of CardPlayer Media and one of the 2009 November Nine and Michael Shulman, an American writer and owner of online magazine, ShulmanSays.
