Michael Mizrachi pulled off an improbable run on Wednesday, taking down the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $10 million in the same year he won the $50,000 WSOP Poker Players Championship.
“The Grinder,” now an eight-time bracelet winner, dusted off the competition on the final table’s second day in just over his one-hour prediction. He first eliminated the smallest stack, Kenny Hallaert, the sixth-place finisher in 2016, on the first hand by winning a 60/40. Hallaert, a PokerStars Team Pro, took home $3 million.
Mizrachi then put the new smallest stack, Braxton Dunaway, all in with A♦10♦ and received a call from 10♥6♥. The best hand would hold up through the five community cards, and Dunaway was out in third place ($4 million) two hands into the session.
Wasnock Attempts Comeback
John Wasnock would then take his shot at rallying against Mizrachi, who began the finale with over 75% of all chips in play. “Wazz” would put up a fight, but he simply couldn’t find a spot to double-up to get back into the ballgame. The 42-year-old from Oklahoma flopped top two pair and put his entire stack in the middle, only to find out his opponent turned a 10-high flush that held up on the river.
Second place paid $6 million, about 40 times Wasnock’s previous live tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob. But he finished one spot shy of being crowned the 2025 world champion.
Mizrachi, on the other hand, completed what many will consider to be the greatest accomplishment in tournament poker history. He didn’t just win the most prestigious tournament in poker — he did it in the same year he won the second most prestigious tournament (PPC). And this is the second time the Grinder has won the PPC and reached the WSOP Main Event final table in the same year (2010).
Mizrachi finished fifth in the 2010 WSOP Main Event and won his first of a record four PPC titles that same summer.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the final day’s action.
WSOP Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | $10,000,000 |
| 2 | John Wasnock | United States | $6,000,000 |
| 3 | Braxton Dunaway | United States | $4,000,000 |
| 4 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | Luka Bojovic | Serbia | $2,400,000 |
| 6 | Adam Hendrix | United States | $1,900,000 |
| 7 | Leo Margets | Spain | $1,500,000 |
| 8 | Jarod Minghini | United States | $1,250,000 |
| 9 | Daehyung Lee | South Korea | $1,000,000 |
