Michael Mizrachi

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Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi (2019)
Michael Mizrachi (2019)
  Personal information  
Date of birth 5th January 1981
place of birth United StatesUnited States Miami
Nickname The grinder
place of residence United StatesUnited States Hollywood
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0$ 2,332,992
Total prize money $ 17,215,157
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 5
Cashes 66
Best main event 5th ( 2010 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
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Cashes 18th
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
Last updated: March 1, 2020

Michael David Mizrachi (born January 5, 1981 in Miami , Florida ) is a professional American poker player .

Mizrachi has made more than $ 17 million in poker playing live tournaments . Nicknamed The Grinder and two-time champions of the World Poker Tour and five-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker , where he the 2010 final table of the Main Event reached. As part of the 50th edition of the World Series of Poker , Mizrachi was named one of the 50 best players in poker history in June 2019 .

Poker career

Career

Mizrachi after winning a tournament at the Mirage in Las Vegas (2005)

Mizrachi studied medicine , but dropped out to devote himself entirely to the game of poker . His first major success in tournament poker was a win at a side event of the Five-Diamond World Poker Classics in December 2004 in Las Vegas for more than $ 270,000 in prize money . In February 2005, he won the Main Event of the World Poker Tour (WPT) in Los Angeles and received a prize of around 1.85 million dollars. At the following World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2005 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Mizrachi achieved the most placements of all players in the prize categories with seven cashes. In January 2006 he continued his success story at the WPT with a second place in the main event of the Gold Strike World Poker Open for more than $ 550,000 and a victory in the main event of the Borgata Winter Open for just under $ 1.2 million. 2006 Mizrachi participated in the second season of High Stakes Poker and won the by Card Player Magazine awarded Player of the Year Award . Mizrachi won his first bracelet at the 2010 WSOP when he earned a prize of more than $ 1.5 million in the $ 50,000 Poker Player's Championship , an 8-game mix. In the same year, the grinder reached the final table in the main event with the seventh largest chip stack , which was played in November 2010. There he finished the tournament in fifth place for his highest prize money to date of more than $ 2.3 million. In October 2011 Mizrachi won his second bracelet at the World Series of Poker Europe in Cannes and secured a prize money of more than 335,000 euros . As in 2010 , Mizrachi was able to win the Poker Player's Championship in 2012, making him the only player besides Brian Rast to have won this multiple times. The prize was just under $ 1.5 million. At the 2018 WSOP , Mizrachi won the Poker Player's Championship for the third time and secured more than $ 1.2 million in prize money in addition to his fourth bracelet. A year later he won a tournament variant Seven-Card Stud Hi / Lo 8 or Better the WSOP in 2019 and received almost 150,000 dollar and his fifth bracelet.

Bracelet overview

Mizrachi at the 2010 WSOP Main Event final table

Mizrachi cashed 66 times at the WSOP and won five bracelets :

year Buy-in competition Attendees Prize money
2010 E. 50,000 $ The Poker Player's Championship 116 $ 1,559,046
2011 E € 10,000 Mixed no limit hold'em 125 0.€ 336,008
2012 E. $ 50,000 The Poker Player's Championship 108 $ 1,451,527
2018 E. $ 50,000 The Poker Player's Championship 087 $ 1,239,126
2019 E. 0.$ 1500 Seven-Card Stud Hi / Lo 8 or Better 460 0.$ 142,801

Prize money overview

year Prize money (in $ ) Tournament victories
2004 00.354.066 2
2005 02,760,144 5
2006 02,406,971 5
2007 00.412,470 2
2008 00.872.706 1
2009 00.335.686 2
2010 04,048,508 1
2011 00.846.709 1
2012 02,202,778 2
2013 00.245.913 1
2014 00.043,231 1
2015 00.133,921 2
2016 00.723,698 1
2017 00.313,262 1
2018 01,298,429 1
2019 00.189,665 1
2020 00,000.000 -
total 17.215.157 29

family

Mizrachi's older brother Robert and twin brother Eric are also successful poker players. Her younger brother Daniel is a professional magician. At the WSOP 2010 Main Event , all four brothers made it into the money.

Web links

Commons : Michael Mizrachi  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Mizrachi in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ WSOP Reveals List of 50 Greatest Players in Poker History , pokernews.com, accessed July 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ Five-Diamond World Poker Classic ($ 2,000 + 80 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ 2005 LA Poker Classic ($ 9.603 + 397 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em Championship) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ 2006 Gold Strike World Poker Open ($ 10,000 + 200 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 20, 2018 (English).
  6. ↑ 2006 Borgata Winter Open - WPT ($ 9,700 + 300 WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ Mizrachi Is Card Player's 2006 Player of the Year on cardplayer.com from December 18, 2006, accessed on June 20, 2018 (English).
  8. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 50,000 The Players Championship Event 8 Game) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ The November Nine in portrait - Michael Mizrachi on hochgepokert.com from July 22, 2010, accessed on June 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 20, 2018 (English).
  11. ↑ 2011 World Series of Poker - Europe (€ 10,000 + 400 Mixed No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 20, 2018 (English).
  12. ↑ 43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 ($ 50,000 The Poker Players Championship (Event # 45)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ 49th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2018 ($ 50,000 Poker Players Championship (Event # 33)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ 50th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2019 ($ 1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi / Lo 8 or Better (Event # 27)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 14, 2019.
  15. ↑ Michael Mizrachi in the World Series of Poker database, accessed June 20, 2018.
  16. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 2, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Mizrachi, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mizrachi, Michael David (full name); The Grinder (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 5th January 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Miami , Florida , United States