Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi turned up the heat at Paris Las Vegas on Monday, taking down the $10,000 Pot‑Limit Omaha Championship at the World Series of Poker for $1.35 million and the ninth WSOP bracelet of his career. The win capped a dominant late‑day surge and added yet another marquee moment to the Strip's summer poker spectacle. For Las Vegas railbirds, Mizrachi’s victory kept the tournament spotlight fixed firmly on the Horseshoe and Paris complex as the series rolls deeper into July.
As reported by the Las Vegas Review‑Journal, Mizrachi closed it out heads‑up against Zarvan Tumboli, making a straight on the final hand to crack Tumboli’s aces and lock up the $1,350,203 top prize. Tumboli earned $900,088 for second place, while Michael Hahn collected $627,832 for third, according to the Review‑Journal.
Chip lead turned into a runaway
Live updates from PokerNews showed Mizrachi scooping up roughly 40.225 million of the approximately 50.175 million chips in play when three players remained, which gave him a cushion that left almost no room for a comeback. The $10,000 PLO Championship drew about 836 entries and paid out a total prize pool of $7,774,800, according to the live coverage. With that mountain of chips, Mizrachi coasted into heads‑up play in full control and never really let the pressure off until the title was his.
What the win means
The victory marks Mizrachi’s ninth WSOP bracelet, pulling him level with Benny Glaser and Johnny Moss on the all‑time list. PokerNews also noted that this latest payday pushes his live‑tournament earnings past the $30 million mark on The Hendon Mob’s all‑time rankings. He told the WSOP livestream he "never felt better at 45" and has been training hard and trimming weight ahead of his Main Event title defense, according to the Las Vegas Review‑Journal.
Las Vegas still the center of the WSOP
The Horseshoe and Paris complex will keep serving as the heartbeat of the series through mid‑July, with the Main Event and other huge fields still on deck later in the schedule, according to WSOP listings. For local grinders and visiting high rollers alike, Mizrachi’s latest bracelet is one more reminder that if you want to see big‑time poker drama play out live, summer in Las Vegas is still where the action is.
