2019 WSOP Day 16: Mizrachi Wins Fifth Bracelet
As thousands of poker players over the age of 50 took over the Rio in Las Vegas for the Seniors Championship, Michael Mizrachi was doing his thing, which was winning a fifth WSOP bracelet.
On Thursday, June 13, this is what happened at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker.
Event 26: $2,620 NLHE Marathon – Day 4/6
Total entries: 1,083
Prize pool: $2,553,714
Players paid: 163
Minimum payout: $3,928
Winner payout: $477,401
Day 4 players remaining: 16
Chip leader: Roman Korenev (Russian Federation) – 3,125,000 chips
Day 5 starting time: 1pm
Event 27: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-Better – Final
Total entries: 460
Prize pool: $621,000
Players paid: 69
Final table payouts:
1st place: Michael Mizrachi (USA) – $142,801
2nd place: Robert Gray (USA) – $88,254
3rd place: Michael Sopko (USA) – $60,330
4th place: Elias Hourani (USA) – $42,014
5th place: Jan Stein (USA) – $29,818
6th place: Jose Paz-Gutierrez (Bolivia) – $21,575
7th place: Martin Sawtell (USA) – $15,921
8th place: Matthew Schultz (USA) – $11,986
Event 28: $1K NLHE – Final
Total entries: 2,477
Prize pool: $2,229,300
Players paid: 372
Final table payouts:
1st place: Stephen Song (USA) – $341,854
2nd place: Scot Masters (USA) – $211,177
3rd place: Ryan Laplante (USA) – $154,268
4th place: Renato Kaneoya (Brazil) – $113,712
5th place: Sevak Mikaiel (USA) – $84,581
6th place: Dominic Coombe (Austria) – $63,491
7th place: Pedro Ingles (USA) – $48,101
8th place: Vegard Ropstad (Norway) – $36,783
9th place: Yosef Lider (USA) – $28,394
Event 29: $10K HORSE – Day 3 of 4
Total entries: 172
Prize pool: $1,616,800
Players paid: 26
Minimum payout: $15,176
Winner payout: $425,347
Day 3 players remaining: 7
Final table chip counts:
Dario Sammartino (Italy) – 5,030,000 chips
Craig Chait (USA) – 1,630,000 chips
Scott Clements (USA) – 1,355,000 chips
Greg Mueller (Canada) – 985,000 chips
Daniel Ospina (Colombia) – 985,000 chips
Mikhail Semin (Russian Federation – 215,000 chips
Matthew Gonzales (USA) – 130,000 chips
Final table payout thus far:
8th place: Phil Galfond (USA) – $41,625
Day 4 starting time: 12noon
Event 30 – $1K PLO – Day 1 of 3
Total entries: 1,526
Prize pool: $1,374,300
Players paid: 229
Minimum payout: $1,502
Winner payout: $236,673
Day 2 players remaining: 58
Chip leader: Gary Bolden (USA) – 1.7 million chips
Day 3 starting time: 12noon
Event 31: $3K NLHE 6-Handed – Day 3 of 4
Total entries: 754
Prize pool: $2,035,800
Players paid: 114
Minimum payout: $4,482
Winner payout: $414,766
Day 2 players remaining: 20
Chip leader: Upeshka de Silva (USA) – 1,965,000 chips
Day 3 starting time: 2pm
Event 32: $1K Seniors NLHE – Day 1 of 4
Event 32: $1,000 No-Limit Seniors starts at 10am, looking to surpass last year’s record 5,918 field of players 50 and older.
Registration and 1 re-entry available until the start of Level 9 – 8:15pm. A 75-minute dinner break starts after Level 6 – 4:40pm. pic.twitter.com/VtHMnISAXT
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Total entries: 5,917
Prize pool: $5,325,300
Players paid: 888
Minimum payout: $1,499
Winner payout: $662,694
Day 1 players remaining: 1,778
Chip leader: Adilson Moraes (USA) – 379,200 chips
Day 2 starting time: 11am
Event 33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw – Day 1 of 3
Event 33: $1,500 Limit Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball starts at 3pm in the Amazon room.
Registration and 1 re-entry available in the first 8 levels (12:00am)
Below is the new structure sheet for this event pic.twitter.com/IgQkIeHDDJ
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Total entries: 467
Prize pool: $630,450
Players paid: 71
Minimum payout: $2,235
Winner payout: $144,027
Day 1 players remaining: 139
Chip leader: Benny Glaser (UK) – 79,500 chips
Day 2 starting time: 2pm
Notable Information
Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi did it again. He won his fifth WSOP gold bracelet. At just 38, Mizrachi has been a staple at the WSOP for years, along with his brothers, all of whom are fierce at the tournament tables. It should be noted here that three of his four prior WSOP victories came in the $50K buy-in Poker Players Championship (2010, 2012, and 2018).
He credited a beaded necklace that he wore when winning in 2018, and he just found them again prior to Event 27 this year. “I can’t take them off!” he said afterward. He also credited his years in the game, though. “It was a tough table, but I think the experience helped me out a little bit from, you know, a lot of tournament experience.”
Mizrachi noted that his friends and family in the audience were helpful as well. “I couldn’t do it without them,” he said. “You have to have fun when you play poker.”
Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi becomes the first player to win five bracelets this decade. @TheGrinder44 wins Event #27 at the 2019 @WSOP, $1,500 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo. Mizrachi collects $142,801 and goes one up on brother Robert in the family bracelet chase. https://t.co/SyVdVyQRw1 pic.twitter.com/pDBI5MsuFw
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In Event 28, it was Stephen Song going after and winning his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet. From a $1K investment, he won more than $341K to go with the gold. “It’s surreal,” he admitted. “The money’s insane. WSOP summer is where you can actually make life-changing money. It’s pretty unreal.”
Song will continue to play competitively while leaving the money to his parents. “Already, I invest most of my winnings with my parents,” he said. “My dad’s like the smartest guy I know.”
Two-time Circuit ring winner Stephen Song claims his first bracelet in Event #28 of the 2019 @WSOP, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. @songstephen11 tops a huge 2,477-entry field to win a career-best $341,854. https://t.co/RisnCxvbPf pic.twitter.com/gdz5kF2jDK
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