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.
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 .
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
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
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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. In the second hand, Diebold limped and Gorodinsky checked. On the 
flop, Gorodinsky bet and Diebold folded, getting shown the 
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