Michael Mizrachi Poised for Historic WSOP Main Event Triumph

A Relentless Comeback

Mizrachi’s journey to the final table has been nothing short of cinematic. On Day 8, he teetered on the edge of elimination with just 2.5 big blinds.

A pivotal moment came against chip leader John Wasnock, when Mizrachi’s ace-king faced Wasnock’s pocket kings. An ace on the river, which Mizrachi called “the biggest card of my life,” catapulted him to the chip lead, sparking a comeback dubbed a “clinic” in poker dominance.

By the end of Day 9, he had amassed 178 big blinds, three times the combined stacks of his rivals: Wasnock (94.5 million), Braxton Dunaway (25.5 million), and Kenny Hallaert (19 million).

Dominating the Final Table

The final table, reduced from nine to four players in just four hours, showcased Mizrachi’s relentless pressure. He eliminated Adam Hendrix in sixth place, his ace-king besting Hendrix’s pocket jacks with a king on the turn.

Mizrachi also chipped away at Hallaert, winning a massive pot with two pair against Hallaert’s top pair. His aggressive strategy has left opponents scrambling, with Mizrachi noting, “I’m in the best spot… I’ll keep pressing the short stacks.”

The rapid eliminations, including Leo Margets’ historic seventh-place run, underline his unstoppable momentum.

Already a legend with seven WSOP bracelets, Mizrachi won a record fourth $50,000 Poker Players Championship (PPC) earlier this summer, earning $1.33 million. Now, he’s chasing an unprecedented double: the PPC and Main Event titles in the same year. With over $19 million in live tournament earnings and two World Poker Tour titles, a Main Event victory would cement his case for the Poker Hall of Fame, with peers like Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu already calling for his induction.