Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship
Day 4 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,146,975
Entries
123
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
2
Players Left
1
Gorodinsky/Diebold Heads-Up Match to Determine New $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Champion
Seven levels of play on Day 3 Tuesday weren’t enough to determine a successor to Adam Friedman in Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship, so Mike Gorodinsky and Ben Diebold will return to the WSOP mothership Wednesday to crown a champion.
Tale of the Tape Entering Heads-Up Play
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Diebold | United States | 5,720,000 | 29 |
| 2 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 1,635,000 | 8 |
Diebold enters the heads-up match with 5,720,000 chips to Gorodinsky’s 1,635,000, but Gorodinsky comes in with the experience advantage, holding $2,639,882 in career earnings at the World Series of Poker and two bracelets, including a win in the 2015 Poker Player’s Championship.
Diebold’s career WSOP earnings total $282,298 including the WSOP Circuit. A win would earn Diebold enough to more than double his career WSOP earnings (1st prize - $299,488)
Gorodinsky barely missed the final table of this event last year, finishing 8th for $25,741, while Diebold has never cashed in this event until this week, with his best career WSOP mixed game result coming last year when he finished 7th in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Championship for $41,515.
Mike Gorodinsky’s Best Career WSOP Results
| YEAR | EVENT | RESULT | PRIZE |
| 2015 | $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 1st | $1,270,086 |
| 2013 | $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 1st | $216,988 |
| 2015 | $10,000 Razz Championship | 2nd | $167,517 |
Ben Diebold’s Best Career WSOP Results
| YEAR | EVENT | RESULT | PRIZE |
| 2021 | $10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em Championship | 189th | $44,200 |
| 2021 | $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Championship | 7th | $41,515 |
| 2021 | $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha | 31st | $40,966 |
Play resumes at 2 p.m. local time in the mothership in the Bally’s Event Center, with 90-minute levels (starting at Level 28) continuing until a new champion is crowned.
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Level: 25
Limit Flop / Draw: 50,000/100,000, 100,000/200,000 limits
Stud Games: 20,000 ante, 30,000 bring-in, 100,000 completion, 100,000/200,000 limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 50,000/75,000 ante, 25,000/50,000 blinds
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 25
Mike Gorodinsky and Ben Diebold are in their seats and the first game chosen was No-Limit Hold'em.
Diebold received a walk and showed the 
. In the second hand, Diebold limped and Gorodinsky checked. On the 
flop, Gorodinsky bet and Diebold folded, getting shown the 
.
"Time to play the game," Gorodinsky exclaimed.
Gorodinsky Chips Up in Badeucey
Level 25
Badeucey
It appears that both players have picked only a few different games with No-Limit Hold'em and Badeucey in the mix.
In the second Badeucey hand, the first draw was completed and Mike Gorodinsky bet, then called a raise. On the second draw, both checked and as Ben Diebold had checked back, Gorodinsky joked "it's one of those hands, eh".
They took one each on the final draw again and Gorodinsky bet for Diebold to sigh-fold.
"What did you have?" Diebold inquired and Gorodinsky was all smiles with a "no no no". Diebold admitted that he paired up on the final draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,255,000 | -465,000 |
|
2,100,000 | 465,000 |
Diebold Trips Up Gorodinsky
Level 25
No-Limit Hold'em
Mike Gorodinsky raised pre-flop and Ben Diebold called.
Diebold check-called 75,000 on the 
flop and the turn was the 
.
Diebold checked again and called 275,000 from Gorodinsky.
The river 
went check-check. Diebold tabled 
for trip fives and Gorodinsky re-checked his hole cards before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,930,000 | 675,000 |
|
|
1,425,000 | -675,000 |
Diebold Pulls Further Ahead; Then Loses Profit
Level 25
5-Card Draw
After trading chips back and forth through two orbits of Limit 2-7 Triple Draw and No-Limit Hold'em, they switched things up as Mike Gorodinsky selected A-5 Draw High.
In the first hand, Ben Diebold called a raise to 125,000 by Gorodinsky and took three new cards while Gorodinsky switched one. They checked and Diebold flashed the 
for a set of tens.
"You really make the greatest fuckin checks," Diebold exclaimed to Gorodinsky in table chat.
Down to around 1.2 million, Gorodinsky then got the chips back in the second hand. After the draw, he check-raised from 175,000 to 600,000 and Diebold called. Gorodinsky tabled the 
for a set of eights to recover the previous losses.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,405,000 | -525,000 |
|
|
1,950,000 | 525,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 25
Gorodinsky has chipped back up over 2,000,000 in chips as the two trade pots in No-Limit Hold'em and 5 Card Draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,080,000 | -325,000 |
|
|
2,275,000 | 325,000 |
Diebold Has the Superior Straight
Level 25
5-Card Draw High
Mike Gorodinsky made it 100,000 to go and then reluctantly folded after Ben Diebold three-bet to 400,000.
No-Limit Hold'em
Gorodinsky raised to 150,000 and Diebold called to then check-call a flop of 
for 150,000. Diebold check-called for another 250,000 on the turn and Gorodinsky knuckled it back on the river. Diebold turned over the 
for broadway and Gorodinsky mucked the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,620,000 | 540,000 |
|
|
1,735,000 | -540,000 |
Diebold Extends Lead Once More
Level 25
Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Ben Diebold limped in and Mike Gorodinsky raised, which Diebold called. Gorodinsky took two and Diebold discarded three. The bet of Gorodinsky followed and Diebold instantly folded.
No-Limit Hold'em
In a limped pot to the 
flop, Diebold check-called for 50,000 and the turn was checked by both. Diebold then led the 
river for 100,000 and Gorodinsky made the call.
"Ace" Diebold announced and tabled his 
. That was good enough to win the pot and extend the lead once more, as Gorodinsky folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,080,000 | 460,000 |
|
|
1,275,000 | -460,000 |