The final table of the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event will start on Monday, December 28. Gershon “jets613” Distenfeld of New Jersey will start the game with 3,475,000 chips in sixth place.

Distenfeld, 44, was born in Queens, New York. He lives in Bergenfield, New Jersey with his wife of nearly 21 years. They have three daughters. Shoshana, 19, Talia, 15, Esti, 13, and a son, Aryeh.

He graduated from Yeshiva University in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

Interestingly, Distenfeld’s birthday is on December 30th. This means that if he wins the final table, he will be able to play the final heads-up with Damian Salas on his 45th birthday. And compete for the bracelet and an additional $1 million in prize money.

“Tiger Woods and I were born on exactly the same day. December 30, 1975,” he said. “Obviously, he took away all the golf talent. Hopefully, I took away all the poker talent!”

Distenfeld Takes Poker As A Hobby

As an entertainment player, Distenfeld served as co-head of fixed income and director of credit at AllianceBernstein. His position has made him a frequent guest of Bloomberg TV and CNBC. In fact, on the second day of entering the final table, he was able to announce the news on Bloomberg’s simultaneous live surveillance.

“I mainly started watching on TV in the Moneymaker era,” said Distenfeld, a passionate fan of the New York Jets and New York Rangers. “Finally started reading/learning a lot, and finally started playing in the casino. I tended towards tournaments rather than regular table games. For most of the past few years, I would go to the WSOP. There I participated in some events, but this was I played the main event for the first time.”

For Distenfeld, part of the charm of poker is that he can use many of his professional skills in the game.

“I often study behavioral finance, which affects how I treat financial markets.” He explained. “I have brought the same discipline to the poker table. Usually, it is not how smart you are that determines your success. It is to use the prejudices of others to make you a consistent winner.”

These skills put Distenfeld on the biggest stage of poker. But this is still quite shocking to him.

Distenfeld Donates WSOP Bonuses

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“To reach the final table is like a dream. If I can win it, it is indescribable. Considering my time constraints, I never even thought I would participate in this game. But I still have to say. No matter how I practice. How many times have I never been able to swing the club like Tiger Woods, shoot like LeBron, or swing the bat like Mike Trout? But it can be done by ordinary people. Extremely hard work. . But at least it’s possible. For me, it’s within reach now.”

As an avid sports enthusiast, Distenfeld’s friend sought help from Scott Hanson of the NFL Redzone. This promoted his views on the final table.

Distenfeld Donates All WSOP Bonuses to Charity

For Distenfeld, poker is not for money. But for challenge and competition. It’s easy to say, but this successful businessman made unprecedented commitments to the main events of the WSOP. He fulfilled what he said.

“I am not for personal financial gain. I will donate 100% of my poker winnings (deducting any taxes) to charity,” he said. “The charities I have chosen so far cover many areas of personal interest for me and my wife Aviva. These include organizations with a good track record of helping the less fortunate and more vulnerable people improve their lives.”

Some charities supported by the Distenfeld plan are:

Minds Matter-Help motivated low-income students to succeed in college, create their future, and change the world.

NCSY Relief Missions-Use youth volunteers to solve disaster relief and food insecurity issues.

Yachad-dedicated to improving life opportunities for Jews with developmental disabilities or other learning challenges.

S.A.R.A.H. Project (Stop Domestic Abusive Relationships)-dedicated to overcoming cultural, legal, and religious barriers faced by victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

“The above items will get 1/8 of the total amount I won (deduct any tax due). If I get eliminated in ninth place, each of the above charities will get about $10,000. If I win the bracelet, Each charity will receive up to 285,000 US dollars in bonuses.”

Distenfeld continued. “I will identify other charities in the next few days/weeks and allocate the other 50% of the funds to them. If I have not allocated all the bonuses when I get the funds. I will donate the excess amount to one The charitable endowment fund will be distributed in the future.”

In addition, Distenfeld also agreed to donate a pending amount to the Bergenfield Food Pantry in New Jersey.

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