Michael Mizrachi

Michael Mizrachi
Michael D. Mizrachi

Mizrachi at the Planet Hollywood Poker Room
Nickname(s) The Grinder
Hometown Hollywood, Florida
Born January 5, 1981 (1981-01-05) (age 30)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2
Final table(s) 7
Money finish(es) 26
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		 5th, 2010
World Poker Tour
Title(s) 2
Final table(s) 6
Money finish(es) 13
Information accurate as of 2010-10-15.

Michael David Mizrachi (born January 5, 1981) is an American professional poker player who won the 2010 World Series of Poker $50,000 Players Championship.[1][2]. Mizrachi also has two World Poker Tour Titles, and finished 5th in the Main Event of the 2010 World Series of Poker.

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Personal life

Mizrachi was born in Miami, Florida.[3] He is the younger brother of Robert Mizrachi who has numerous WSOP and WPT finishes to his own name. He has a twin brother Eric Mizrachi (also a poker player) and a younger brother, Donnie, who is a professional magician. Mizrachi is fluent in Hebrew, as his father is of Iraqi Jewish origin.[4] Growing up, Mizrachi wanted to become a doctor but dropped out of college to play poker full-time.

Mizrachi is married to Aidiliy, has one son, Paul William (named after his grandfather) and a daughter named Julie Malka ("queen" in Hebrew). He currently lives in Miramar, Florida.[5] He purchased a motor home out of his poker winnings which he used to keep his family near him when he was on the road, but eventually sold it as it was depreciating in value.[6] In early 2010, a federal tax lien in the amount of $339,711 was filed against Mizrachi for unpaid taxes related to his earnings from 2005 to 2007.[7] Mizrachi also had two residential properties in Florida foreclosed on including a condominium he owned with his brother, Robert.[7]

Poker

Mizrachi is a distinguished and successful poker player who in 2006 won CardPlayer Magazine's Player of the Year Award.

Mizrachi got his nickname “The Grinder” for having a solid, consistent style of play; always steadily “grinding” his way through tournament fields.[8]

Live poker

Tournaments

As of 2010, Mizrachi's live tournament winnings exceed $11,300,000.[9] His 25 cashes at the WSOP account for $5,085,725 of those winnings.[10]

World Series of Poker

In the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Mizrachi tied a record by having seven money finishes in the one year. In the 2008 World Series of Poker, he finished third in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship. In 2010, Mizrachi won his first bracelet in the The Poker Player's Championship, winning $1,559,046. Coincidentally, his brother Robert Mizrachi finished 5th in the same event.[11] Later that year, Mizrachi also made the November Nine in the Main Event[12]. He would go on to finish 5th, earning $2,332,992, and was eliminated by eventual winner Jonathan Duhamel. Despite his strong performance at the 2010 WSOP, Frank Kassela was awarded the Player of the Year award based on the pre-existing scoring system. This was controversial because some felt that Mizrachi's year was better, which resulted in a refinement of the scoring system.[13] Mizrachi's success in 2010 led to ESPN poker announcer Norman Chad labelling it "The Year of The Grinder".

In 2011, Mizrachi just missed winning another WSOP title when he took 2nd in the $2,500 Omaha/Stud Eight or Better event for $ 158,148. [14]

World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2010 $50,000 The Poker Player's Championship $1,559,046
2011 WSOPE €10,400 No Limit Hold'em (Split Format) €336,008
World Poker Tour

In January 2005, Mizrachi finished fifth in the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Poker Open at a table also featuring Daniel Negreanu and Scotty Nguyen. The next month he won a first prize of $1,859,909 at the L.A. Poker Classic, defeating a final table including Ted Forrest and Erick Lindgren. He also finished 11th place(out of 452 entrants) in the $25,000 WPT Championship.[2]

Cash games

Mizrachi starred on the second season of High Stakes Poker.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Julio (2010-06-02). "Day 4 of the WSOP $50,000 Players Championship". CardPlayer.com. CardPlayer.com. http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/9161-day-4-of-the-wsop-50-000-players-championship. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
  2. ^ a b Butt, Robert. "Michael Mizrachi- Results". TheHendonMob.com. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=25312. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
  3. ^ "Michael Mizrachi WPT profile". worldpokertour.com. http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/M/Michael_Mizrachi.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
  4. ^ "Michael Mizrachi Grinds Out Victory in 2010 WSOP Poker Players Championship". http://www.pokerchanneleurope.com/news/michael-mizrachi-grinds-out-victory-in-2010-wsop-poker-players-championship/. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
  5. ^ Ordine, Bill (2010-07-27), The Smart Money: Michael Mizrachi an Unlikely Cinderella Story at the World Series of Poker, The Philadelphia Inquirer, http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20100727_The_Smart_Money___Michael_Mizrachi_an_unlikely_Cinderella_story_at_World_Series_of_Poker.html
  6. ^ Shulman, Allyn Jaffrey (2005-08-05). "Travelin' Man". Card Player. CardPlayer.com.. http://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-magazines/65558-18-6/articles/14616-travelin-39-man. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
  7. ^ a b Sortal, Nick (2010-05-13). "Superstar South Florida Poker Player Down on his Luck". MiamiHerald.com. Miami Herald republished from Sun Sentinel. http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/13/1626759/superstar-poker-player-down-on.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  8. ^ a b "Michael Mizrachi PokerNews Profile". PokerNews.com. http://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/michael-mizrachi. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
  9. ^ Butt, Robert. "Michael Mizrachi - Stats". TheHendonMob.com. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=25312. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
  10. ^ "Michael Mizrachi WSOP stats". wsop.com. http://www.wsop.com/players/playerProfile.asp?playerID=1502. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
  11. ^ "PokerNews Live Reporting: Event #2: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship". PokerNews.com. http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2010-wsop/event-2/. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 
  12. ^ "Michael Mizrachi PokerNews Profile". PokerNews.com. 3 June 2010. http://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/michael-mizrachi. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
  13. ^ "Changes Made to WSOP Player of the Year". PokerStrategy.com. 2011-06-13. http://www.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Changes-Made-to-WSOP-Player-of-the-Year_47582/. Retrieved 2011-07-11. 
  14. ^ http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=25312

External links

v · d · eWinners of the Card Player Player of the Year Award
Men Nguyen (1997) · T. J. Cloutier (1998) · Tony Ma (1999) · David Pham (2000) · Men Nguyen (2001) · T. J. Cloutier (2002) · Men Nguyen (2003) · Daniel Negreanu (2004) · Men Nguyen (2005) · Michael Mizrachi (2006) · David Pham (2007) · John Phan (2008) · Eric Baldwin (2009) · Tom Marchese (2010)
v · d · eWinners of the World Series of Poker $50,000 The Players World Championship (H.O.R.S.E. / 8-Game)
2006: Chip Reese · 2007: Freddy Deeb  · 2008: Scotty Nguyen  · 2009: David Bach  · 2010: Michael Mizrachi  · 2011: Brian Rast

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