Event #49: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-26-2021 23:29 UTC-7

Mike Gorodinsky Eliminated in 14th Place ($20,165)

Matt Hansen

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

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 . Zinno tabled to take the pot and Sheikhan mucked his losing hand. Gorodinsky hit the rail in 14th place for $20,165.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	836,000 -24,000	-24,000

Shawn Sheikhan	527,000 264,000	264,000
Mike Gorodinsky	Busted

Tags: Anthony Zinno Mike Gorodinsky Shawn Sheikhan

10-26-2021 23:03 UTC-7

Final Two Tables (full)

Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Seat	Table 430	Table 439
1	Anthony Zinno	Julien Martini
2	Mike Gorodinsky	Dan Shak
3	Johannes Becker	Shaun Deeb
4	Benny Glaser	Farzad Bonyadi
5	Dustin Dirksen	Daniel Negreanu
6	Shawn Sheikhan	Ben Diebold
7	Matt Vengrin	Jake Schwartz

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Becker	998,000 -202,000	-202,000

Dustin Dirksen	905,000 55,000	55,000

Anthony Zinno	860,000 170,000	170,000

Shaun Deeb	588,000 -52,000	-52,000

Farzad Bonyadi	530,000 327,000	327,000

Dan Shak	525,000 198,000	198,000

Ben Diebold	481,000 43,000	43,000

Daniel Negreanu	462,000 162,000	162,000

Benny Glaser	427,000 -354,000	-354,000

Jake Schwartz	417,000 -43,000	-43,000

Matt Vengrin	306,000 86,000	86,000

Shawn Sheikhan	263,000 -430,000	-430,000
Julien Martini	225,000 -35,000	-35,000

Mike Gorodinsky	103,000 -139,000	-139,000

10-26-2021 22:58 UTC-7

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

Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

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 , which was good against the rough nine of Spiwak, who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	850,000 250,000	250,000

Samuel Spiwak	Busted

Tags: Dustin Dirksen Shaun Deeb

10-26-2021 22:45 UTC-7

Becker Calls Martini Down

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 . Martini mucked and Becker scooped the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Becker	1,200,000 270,000	270,000

Julien Martini	260,000 -390,000	-390,000

Tags: Johannes Becker Julien Martini

10-26-2021 22:28 UTC-7

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

Matt Hansen

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

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: /
Shaun Deeb:

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	640,000 310,000	310,000

Chris Vitch	Busted

Tags: Chris Vitch Shaun Deeb

10-26-2021 22:22 UTC-7

Schwartz Doubles Through Dirksen

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 , which was good against the of Dirksen for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	600,000 -190,000	-190,000

Jake Schwartz	460,000 80,000	80,000

10-26-2021 22:07 UTC-7

Glaser Shows the Bluff

Matt Hansen

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

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 and Diebold was headed to dinner break with the bluff on his mind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	781,000

Ben Diebold	438,000

Tags: Ben Diebold Benny Glaser

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 12,000

10-26-2021 21:58 UTC-7

Action Underway

Dan O'Hair

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Players have returned from dinner and cards are back in the air.

10-26-2021 21:21 UTC-7

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

MrCleverFox

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

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!