{"id":9502,"date":"2025-07-18T04:29:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T04:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/mizrachi-goes-from-two-big-blinds-to-main-event-champion\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T04:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T04:29:47","slug":"mizrachi-goes-from-two-big-blinds-to-main-event-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/mizrachi-goes-from-two-big-blinds-to-main-event-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Mizrachi Goes From Two Big Blinds to Main Event Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Michael Mizrachi just did something very few ever manage in poker. Already stacked with accolades, he finally captured the one trophy that had eluded him\u2014the WSOP Main Event title. His run to victory was not just dominant\u2014it was lightning-fast, emotional, and capped off with a surprise entry into the Poker Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>It all came together in just 79 hands, a modern-era record for the shortest final table. Mizrachi closed it out in style, turning a flush against John Wasnock\u2019s two pair to claim the bracelet and the $10,000,000 payday.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Mizrachi won the <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/mizrachi-beats-stacked-field-for-historic-wsop-win\/\">$50,000 Poker Players Championship<\/a> earlier in the same series, his fourth title in that event.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>He took the chip lead on Day 1b and came back from just two big blinds on Day 8.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Poker Hall of Fame inducted him immediately after his Main Event win, skipping the usual vote.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The path to victory had more than a few rough patches. Mizrachi came dangerously close to busting on Day 8, holding only two big blinds at one point. 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And now, Mizrachi.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Table Results 2025 WSOP Main Event<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Michael Mizrachi, $10,000,000<\/li>\n<li>John Wasnock, $6,000,000<\/li>\n<li>Braxton Dunaway, $4,000,000<\/li>\n<li>Kenny Hallaert, $3,000,000<\/li>\n<li>Luka Bojovic, $2,400,000<\/li>\n<li>Adam Hendrix, $1,900,000<\/li>\n<li>Leonor Margets, $1,500,000<\/li>\n<li>Jarod Minghini, $1,250,000<\/li>\n<li>Daehyung Lee, $1,000,000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/mizrachi-goes-from-two-big-blinds-to-main-event-champion\/\">Mizrachi Goes From Two Big Blinds to Main Event Champion<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Mizrachi just did something very few ever manage in poker. Already stacked with accolades, he finally captured the one trophy that had eluded him\u2014the WSOP Main Event title. His run to victory was not just dominant\u2014it was lightning-fast, emotional, and capped off with a surprise entry into the Poker Hall of Fame. 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