Event #11: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack
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2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #11: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack
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Event #11: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack to Award Bracelet Today
Sunday is the day for Event #11: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack which promises to be a huge tournament with plenty of action.
This tournament features a buy in of just $400. The unique thing about this tournament is that each buy in will get a stack of 50,000 chips, creating many more chips flying around the virtual tables.
Players will have the option for two re-buys, which have a thirty-second-time limit, so players should make sure they have enough funds in their WSOP.com account prior to the tournament's start. Tournament tickets may not be used for re-entry.
Levels are 15 minutes long and registration is open for 3 hours and 55 minutes. This is a single-day event meaning the entire tournament will be played out online and the winner will take home a WSOP Gold Bracelet.
This is the eleventh of 66 bracelet events being held on WSOP.com (33 events) and GG Poker (holding the remaining 33 events). All events will begin at 3 p.m. PST. Satellites are running on-site for as little as $1.
2021 WSOP.com Online Series Schedule
| Date | Tournament |
|---|---|
| July 11 | #11: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Ultra Deepstack |
| July 12 | #12: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack |
| July 13 | #13: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout |
| July 14 | #14: $500 No-Limit Hold'em |
| July 15 | #15: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezeout |
| July 16 | #16: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Handed |
| July 17 | #17: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max |
| July 18 | #18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em North American Open |
| July 19 | #19: $888 Pot-Limit Omaha Crazy Eights 8-Handed |
| July 20 | #20: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller |
| July 21 | #21: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed |
| July 22 | #22: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout |
| July 23 | #23: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo |
| July 24 | #24: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monsterstack |
| July 25 | #25: $7,777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky 7s High Roller |
| July 25 | #26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em The Big 500 Encore |
| July 26 | #27: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship |
| July 27 | #28: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship |
| July 28 | #29: $800 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max Turbo Deepstack Championship |
| July 29 | #30: $600 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Championship |
| July 30 | #31: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver |
| July 31 | #32: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship |
| Aug. 1 | #33: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grand Finale ($1M Guaranteed) |
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action as Event #7: $777 No-Limit Hold'em gets underway!
Level: 1
Blinds: 20/40
Ante: 0
In Action from the Start
Level 1
: 20/40, 0 ante
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Level 1
: 20/40, 0 ante
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Level: 2
Blinds: 30/60
Ante: 0
"areyouready" Collects With Flush
Level 2
: 30/60, 0 ante
Four players entered a raised pot to the flop that came the 
. Wayne "omgvariance" Harmon bet 190 and all three opponents called.
The turn came the 
. It checked to "areyouready" in position who bet 1,140. All three opponents called.
The river came the 
. It checked to "areyouready who made a big bet of 9,640, Harmon called and the remaining two players folded.
"areyouready" had the 
for the winner and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Summer Online Championships Runs Through July 27 Alongside Bracelet Events
Level 2
: 30/60, 0 ante
The Summer Online Championships is underway on WSOP.com! Don’t miss a minute of the Championship action through July 27. You’ll have a shot at over $2 Million in GTDs and a chance to win the WSOP Championship Belt awarded to the Main Event Champion on July 25. With at least three tournaments a day, low buy ins, and huge guarantees, this is your shot to win big this month.
Level: 3
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Gershon “jets613” Distenfeld Looking for More WSOP.com Success
Level 3
: 50/100, 0 ante
Last December, Gershon “jets613” Distenfeld, who is in today's field, was one of the finalists at the 2020 WSOP Demostic Main Event final table. He was a fan favorite because the 45-year-old pledged to donate 100% of winnings (minus any taxes) to charities of his family's choice, and he wound up finishing in eighth place for $125,885.
A professional in the finance space, Distenfeld said he simply plays poker for the challenge and competition.
“The charities I have chosen thus far encompass many of my and my wife Aviva’s personal areas of interest which include organizations with proven track records in helping those less fortunate and more vulnerable improve their lives," he said at the time.
Here's a partial list of the charities Distenfeld benefitted with his finish:
- Minds Matter – Helping driven, low-income students succeed in college, create their future and change the world.
- NCSY Relief Missions – Harnessing teen volunteers to address disaster relief and food insecurity. I named this program after my parents of blessed memory.
- Yachad - Dedicated to enhancing the life opportunities of Jewish individuals with developmental disabilities or other learning challenges.
- Project S.A.R.A.H. (Stop Abusive Relationships At Home) - working to overcome cultural, legal and religious barriers confronting victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Distenfeld, 45, was born in Queens, New York but now resides in Bergenfield, New Jersey with his wife of nearly 21 years, Aviva. Together they have three daughters Shoshana (19), Talia (15), Esti (13), and one son, Aryeh (4). He graduated from Yeshiva University with a BS in Finance in 1997.
A recreational player, Distenfeld works for AllianceBernstein as co-head of Fixed Income and Director of Credit. His position has led to him being a frequent guest on Bloomberg TV and CNBC. In fact, the day after making the final table he was able to share the news to a mainstream audience by making an announcement on Bloomberg Surveillance Simulcast (at the 1:14:20 mark).
“I mainly started watching on TV in the Moneymaker era,” said Distenfeld, a passionate fan of the New York Jets and New York Rangers. “Eventually started reading/studying a lot and finally began to play in casinos. I gravitated towards tournaments over cash games. I have been going to the WSOP for a week in June for most of the past several years where I’ve played in some of the events, but this is my first Main Event.”
For Distenfeld, part of poker’s allure was the fact that he could use many of his professional skills in the game.
“I’ve studied behavioral finance a lot which has impacted how I approach the financial markets,” he explained. “I have brought that same discipline to the poker tables. Often, it isn’t how smart you are that determines your success. It’s capitalizing on the biases of others that makes you a consistent winner.”
Click here for more on Gershon Distenfeld
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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