2021 World Series of Poker

Event #49: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship
Day: 2
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Event Info
2021 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9x8x7x5x4x
Prize
$297,051
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,137,000
Total Entries
122
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
59
Players Left
8
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Mike Gorodinsky Eliminated in 14th Place ($20,165)

Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante
Mike Gorodinsky
Mike Gorodinsky

Anthony Zinno raised to 20,000 from early position and Mike Gorodinsky shoved his last 27,000 from the next seat over. Shawn Sheikhan called from the big blind and Zinno came along for the extra 7,000.

Gorodinsky and Sheikhan drew one card and Zinno stood pat.

Sheikhan and Zinno checked the draw and Gorodinsky turned over {k-}{x-}{x-}{x-}{x-}. Zinno tabled {10-}{9-}{6-}{5-}{3-} to take the pot and Sheikhan mucked his losing hand. Gorodinsky hit the rail in 14th place for $20,165.

Tags: Anthony ZinnoMike GorodinskyShawn Sheikhan

Final Two Tables (full)

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante
SeatTable 430Table 439
1Anthony ZinnoJulien Martini
2Mike GorodinskyDan Shak
3Johannes BeckerShaun Deeb
4Benny GlaserFarzad Bonyadi
5Dustin DirksenDaniel Negreanu
6Shawn SheikhanBen Diebold
7Matt VengrinJake Schwartz

Samuel Spiwak Eliminated in 15th Place ($17,645)

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante
Samuel Spiwak
Samuel Spiwak

Shaun Deeb opened to 17,000 from under the gun and directly behind him, Samuel Spiwak shoved for his last 107,000. Dustin Dirksen then made it 200,000 to go from the small blind and Deeb folded.

Spiwak called and both players stood pat.

Dirksen tabled {8-}{5-}{4-}{3-}{2-}, which was good against the rough nine of Spiwak, who was eliminated.

Tags: Dustin DirksenShaun Deeb

Becker Calls Martini Down

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Johannes Becker opened to 16,000 from under-the-gun and action folded to Julien Martini in the big blind, who three-bet to 70,000. Becker called.

Both players stood pat and Martini bet 180,000. Becker called and revealed {9-}{7-}{6-}{4-}{2-}. Martini mucked and Becker scooped the sizable pot.

Tags: Johannes BeckerJulien Martini

Chris Vitch Eliminated in 16th Place ($17,645)

Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante
Chris Vitch
Chris Vitch

Chris Vitch was all-in for around 150,000 and Shaun Deeb was the lone caller.

Deeb stood pat and Vitch drew one.

Chris Vitch: {9-}{4-}{3-}{2-} / {x-}
Shaun Deeb: {7-}{6-}{5-}{3-}{2-}

Deeb had the number three and Vitch was drawing dead. He peeled an {a-} anyways and was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place.

Tags: Chris VitchShaun Deeb

Schwartz Doubles Through Dirksen

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Dustin Dirksen opened to 20,000 on the button and Jake Schwartz shoved for 223,000 from the small blind.

Dirksen called to put Schwartz at risk and both players stood pat.

Schwartz tabled {9-}{7-}{6-}{3-}{2-}, which was good against the {9-}{8-}{6-}{5-}{2-} of Dirksen for the double up.

Glaser Shows the Bluff

Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante
Benny Glaser
Benny Glaser

Just before the dinner break, Benny Glaser raised to 17,000 from early position and Ben Diebold three-bet to 60,000. Glaser four-bet to 155,000 and Diebold called.

Both players stood pat.

Glaser fired 210,000 after the draw. Diebold went into the tank for several minutes as most of the remaining players left for the dinner break before finally mucking his cards.

Glaser offered to show the hand if Diebold wanted. Diebold was hesitant, but he finally caved.

"Show me the fours," he said.

Glaser turned over {4-}{4-} and Diebold was headed to dinner break with the bluff on his mind.

Tags: Ben DieboldBenny Glaser

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 12,000

Where Are They Now: Poker Author, Mathematician & Bracelet Winner Jerrod Ankenman

Sam Cosby
Sam Cosby
Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
Jerrod Ankenman
Jerrod Ankenman

Back in the late 2000’s, long before solvers were a thing, a group of math-focused individuals changed the face of poker. Players like Matt Hawrilenko, Bill Chen, and Jerrod Ankenman introduced a more math-based approach to poker; in fact, Chen and Ankenman even wrote a book titled The Mathematics of Poker.

Between 2006-09, the triumvirate won five World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets between them and seemingly set the wheels in motion for the game to evolve into today’s “solver era.” Like many others before them, all three moved away from the game over the next decade, with Hawrilenko temporarily coming out of “retirement” back in the 2015 WSOP.

Similarly, Ankenman made a rare appearance at the Rio when he was spotted in Event #44: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em. The 2009 WSOP Event #42: $2,500 8-Game Mix bracelet winner has an impressive limit hold’em résumé that includes a pair of runner-up finishes in WSOP event. Back in 2006, he took second to Ian Johns in Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold’em for $150,586 and two years later finished runner-up to Rob Hollink in Event #30: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship.

Find Out What Ankenman had to say here!

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