He mentioned “about an hour” when requested what it could take to win the World Collection of Poker Important Occasion after accumulating 75% of the chips on Tuesday, however Michael Mizrachi was mistaken — it took much less.
As certainly one of 4 gamers returning to the Horseshoe to complete the event, Mizrachi capped perhaps probably the most dominate efficiency of a WSOP Important Occasion last desk yesterday in lower than an hour to develop into the 2025 WSOP Important Occasion champion.
He cashed $10 million and received his eighth bracelet.
Oh yeah, he was additionally inducted into the Poker Corridor of Fame by WSOP Chief Govt Officer Ty Stewart after Daniel Negreanu, Phill Hellmuth and different professionals referred to as for his “snap” induction for pulling off one of many best achievements in WSOP historical past.
“Mizrachi has accomplished what is perhaps probably the most spectacular feat in poker historical past by profitable the 2 most tough tournaments to win in the identical yr,” mentioned Stewart. “Welcome to the Gallery of Champions and welcome to the Poker Corridor of Fame.”
Not solely did “The Grinder” win the Important Occasion, he received the $50,000 Poker Participant’s Championship for a file fourth time in 2025.
Mizrachi entered the ultimate day as a transparent favourite, holding a whopping 178 blinds. Jason Wasnock, Braxton Dunaway, and Kenny Hallaert, the opposite three gamers who made it to the final day of the Important Occasion, held a complete of 55 between them.
Hallaert, who together with Mizrachi was sitting at his second Important Occasion last desk, was eradicated by Mizrachi within the very first hand. As he carried out time and again in the course of the last weekend, Mizrachi once more got here again from behind holding KJ in opposition to Hallaert’s AQ by spiking a jack on the flip, and that was it for the Belgian professional who got here into the day with solely seven massive blinds. He received $3 million for fourth as the remainder of the gamers made a $1 million pay soar.
The very subsequent hand, Dunaway, who had 10 massive blinds, made a transfer with T6 of hearts, however was referred to as by Mizrachi and his ace-ten suited. Dunaway, a poker participant in Texas who works within the oil and gasoline business, was out in third for $4 million.
That left Mizrachi heads-up with Wasnock, a 50 year-old novice from the Northwest who got here into the ultimate day with 38 massive blinds. With one of many loudest and most boisterous rails being Mizrachi sensing the tip was close to, it quickly occurred after Mizrachi turned a flush after Wasnock flopped two pair. With no assistance on the river for Wasnock, the brand new champ was minted.
Wasnock must be completely satisfied together with his $6 million payday.
Mizrachi’s run to the Important Occasion title will go down as one of many extra legendary performances on the WSOP and even the latest member of the Poker Corridor of Fame has to confess that he obtained extraordinarily fortunate in the course of the last handful of days of the Important Occasion the place he got here again from lower than two blinds.
After his comeback, it began to really feel rather a lot like poker serendipity for the 44 year-old from Florida. The largest hand of the event got here yesterday holding AK in opposition to Hallaert’s massive stack and KK. An ace on the river modified the longer term for each gamers.
As Negreanu mentioned yesterday when calling for his rapid admittance into the Poker Corridor of Fame:
“The man is a legend, an icon. He’s precisely what poker wants. A man that proves you can have enjoyable, benefit from the recreation, don’t take it too significantly, and dominate. And that’s what he’s been doing for many years.”
| Place | Payout |
| Michael Mizrachi | $10,000,000 |
| Jason Wasnock | $6,000,000 |
| Braxton Dunaway | $4,000,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | $3,000,000 |
| Luka Bojovic | $2,400,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | $1,900,000 |
| Leo Margets | $1,500,000 |
| Jarod Minghini | $1,250,000 |
| Daehyung Lee | $1,000,000 |
