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Michael Mizrachi

Name: Michael Mizrachi
Nickname: The Grinder
Country: United States
City: Hollywood, Florida
Total winnings: $ 9,859,301
Cashes: 101
First place Finishes: 19

Biography

Michael Mizrachi learned to play poker from his older brother, Robert. Robert showed his younger brother the ropes and helped him cut his teeth. Before long, Michael was working his way through the limits online becoming more and more successful. “The Grinder” got his nickname for having a solid, consistent style of play; always steadily “grinding” his way through tournament fields.

When he realized he could make some real serious money playing, Michael let his aspirations of becoming a doctor take the back seat to poker. He dropped out of college to play full time.

He made his name known in the poker community towards the end of 2004 and beginning of 2005. In December of 2004, The Grinder won an event at the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic II and followed that up with a fifth-place finish at the WPT’s World Poker Open. Just about a month later, Mizrachi grinded back to another WPT final table in the L.A. Poker Classic. This time around, he won the first place prize of over $1.8 million.

2005 also saw Mizrachi cash seven times at the WSOP. This seemed to be all the momentum he needed to carry into the next year. Michael placed second at the Goldstrike World Poker Open and then a few days later won the Borgata Winter Open. Combined, he took home over $1.7 million for those two finishes.

Cashes piled on year after year for The Grinder, but despite all his tournament success, he was yet to win a World Series of Poker bracelet. Michael came close in 2008 when he held the chip lead going into the final table of the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship, but ended up finishing third. But hen in 2010, Mizrachi finally won his first bracelet in the $50,000 Player's Championship event, winning $1,559,046, with his older brother, Robert Mizrachi, finishing 5th in the same event. Michael then proceeded to make the November Nine of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Mizrachi has also been featured on the television show High Stakes Poker. He’s a regular along the tournament circuit worldwide and over $9.6 million in career winnings.

Tournaments and Winnings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
$ 2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo	2^nd	$158,148
NBC National Heads-Up Championship 2011
$ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em	16^th	$30,000
Mega Stack Challenge XIX
No Limit Hold'em - November Nine Freeroll	7^th	$500
$ 260 No Limit Hold'em	14^th	$1,550
2011 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	48^th	$26,800
North American Poker Tour - Los Angeles
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Bounty Shootout	8^th	$24,000
Full Tilt Poker Late Night Poker 2010
$ 10,000 Heat 8	3^rd
FullTiltPoker.com Poker Million IX
Heat 6	6^th
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
$ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em	7^th	$811,823
$ 2,500 Mixed Event	26^th	$6,324
$ 10,000 Limit Hold'em Championships	8^th	$49,732
$ 10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship	6^th	$68,949
$ 50,000 The Players Championship Event	1^st	$1,559,046
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	13^th	$7,465
Borgata $500K Guaranteed Deep Stack Tournament
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	34^th	$3,460
2009 World Poker Finals
$ 9,700 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	11^th	$46,499
Festa al Lago
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$120,036
WSOP Circuit - Caesars Palace
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	2^nd	$143,512
2009 Deep Stack Extravaganza II
$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em	16^th	$5,455
2009 Sport of Kings
$ 100 No Limit Hold'em - Family Event	1^st	$1,095
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	5^th	$15,629
2008 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	6^th	$32,465
Partouche Poker Tour - Grand Final
€ 8,500 Grand Final - No Limit Hold'em	14^th	€24,500
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
$ 10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha	3^rd	$331,279
$ 10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em	15^th	$30,738
$ 10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em	11^th	$36,096
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	11^th	$42,946
$ 2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo	8^th	$24,095
Sixth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic - WPT World Championship
$ 2,500 Super Satellite II	1^st	$25,700
$ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$154,960
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	7^th	$10,855
2008 World Poker Challenge - WPT
$ 7,500 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	7^th	$74,931
NBC National Heads-Up Championship 2008
Finals	9^th	$25,000
2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	10^th	$8,120
Caesars Palace Classic
$ 9,800 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	14^th	$27,282
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007
$ 1,500 Limit Hold'em - Shootout	63^rd	$6,634
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	56^th	$11,828
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	155^th	$4,451
Poker After Dark II
$ 20,000 Week 15 - WPT Multiple Winners	6^th
2007 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
$ 9,700 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	19^th	$13,115
Mirage Poker Showdown
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$85,031
The Wynn Classic
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em	7^th	$48,015
$ 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha	1^st	$42,366
2007 1st Annual Heads-Up Championships
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Heads Up Championships	3^rd	$53,750
2007 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	16^th	$3,800
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	18^th	$1,475
2007 Borgata Winter Open - WPT
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	10^th	$15,730
WSOP Circuit - Grand Tunica
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	6^th	$90,873
Fifth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 15,000 WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic - No Limit Hold'em	29^th	$50,745
2006 World Poker Finals
$ 1,100 Limit Hold'em	9^th	$4,042
$ 260 No Limit Hold'em Modified Shootout	25^th	$1,099
Festa Al Lago V Poker Tournament
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event	13^th	$41,745
Bellagio Cup II
$ 10,000 Bellagio Cup II - No Limit Hold'em	39^th	$15,585
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$134,440
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	18^th	$3,320
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	22^nd	$1,460
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	67^th	$5,804
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	62^nd	$4,386
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	54^th	$4,513
The Vegas Open
Heads Up No Limit Hold'em	4^th
No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$23,426
Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$114,850
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	13^th	$3,235
The Mirage Poker Showdown
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	6^th	$13,240
Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker Tournament
No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$50,000
2006 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Las Vegas
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$22,504
World Poker Tour Battle of Champions IV
No Limit Hold'em	3^rd
2006 Winnin' o' the Green
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$18,450
2006 National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Heads Up No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$25,000
2006 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 2,425 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$124,402
2006 Borgata Winter Open - WPT
$ 9,700 WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$1,173,373
2006 Gold Strike World Poker Open
$ 10,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$566,352
Fourth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 1,500 Super Satellite to Main Event	21^st	$15,500
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$56,660
WSOP Tournament Circuit - Paris/Bally's Las Vegas
$ 500 Pot Limit Omaha	2^nd	$16,975
2005 WSOP Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions - No Limit Hold'em	29^th
Bellagio Weekly Tournaments - Nov 2005
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$18,770
2005 Holiday Bonus Tournament
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	6^th	$13,628
Bellagio Weekly Tournaments - Oct 2005
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$23,330
Bellagio Festa Al Lago IV
$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em	14^th	$4,390
2005 Ultimate Poker Classic
$ 5,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	69^th	$6,000
2005 WSOP Tournament Circuit - Harrah's Las Vegas
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$26,384
Ultimate Poker Challenge
$ 10,000 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	14^th	$11,000
$ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$41,905
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005
$ 10,000 No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event	230^th	$33,197
$ 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	23^rd	$5,865
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	68^th	$4,860
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	53^rd	$3,230
$ 2,000 Pot Limit Omaha	15^th	$13,875
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	40^th	$7,485
$ 1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo	35^th	$3,375
2005 Mirage Poker Showdown
$ 1,500 Super Satellite No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$10,200
$ 1,500 Heads Up US NLH Championship	1^st	$203,700
Harrah's Lake Tahoe Poker Festival
$ 10,000 WSOP Circuit Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	12^th	$23,010
Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic
$ 25,000 Main Event (WPT) - No Limit Hold'em Championship	11^th	$94,355
2005 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 9,603 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em Championship	1^st	$1,859,909
The Sixth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
$ 10,000 World Poker Open Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	5^th	$288,241
Five-Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$273,040
Grand Slam of Poker 2004
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	8^th	$970
Festa al Lago II
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	6^th	$11,669
California State Poker Championship 2004
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em Final Day	12^th	$4,490
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em Final Day	2^nd	$17,625
$ 1,000 Seven Card Stud Final Day	5^th	$3,180
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	13^th	$2,255
Bellagio Weekly Tournaments - May 2004
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	1^st	$21,729
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004
$ 1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	11^th	$12,620
2004 New England Poker Classic
$ 500 Limit Hold'em	6^th	$6,488

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