WSOP 2010
In the end it’s the younger of the two Mizrachi brothers who won this prestigious tournament (buy-in $ 50,000).
After five days of high-level poker competition, (8 games), the American player succeeded in reaching the final table after doing well and showing great patience. His older brother Robert also put in a big performance, also reaching the final table.
As for the story, it’s Michaël who eliminated his brother who finished in 5th position of the tournament. No regrets, the money will stay in the family !
The final table was a reflective image of the whole tournament, that is to say composed of big names of poker world playing NL Holdem exclusively (for TV broadcast reasons).
After a long and very tough heads-up, Mizrachi eliminated his Russian rival Schmelev.
With that win, Michaël “The Grinder” Mizrachi has reached almost $9 million in winnings in tournament play.
Winner: Michaël Mizrachi (USA) 1,559,046 $
Runner-up: Vladimir Schmelev (Russia) 963,375 $
3rd: David Oppenheim (USA) 603,348 $
4th: John Juanda (USA) 436,865 $
5th: Robert Mizrachi (USA) 341,429 $
6th: David Baker (USA) 272,275 $
7th: Daniel Alaei (USA) 221,105 $
8th: Mikael Thuritz (Sweden) 182,463 $
