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Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi Wins Second Bracelet

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.15.2011 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

It's two bracelets in two years for The Grinder.

The former “best without a bracelet” has defeated someone who may now rank…dare we say… among the new “best” without.

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi outlasted a stacked field to capture 2011 WSOP Europe Event #5 ( €10,400 NLH Split Format).

The win gives Mizrachi his second bracelet and adds €336,008 to his career tournament earnings (now totaling around $11.7M).

Mizrachi defeated Shawn Buchanan (€207,624) heads-up for the title. Buchanan just misses his first bracelet yet again, as this makes his third 2nd place finish in a WSOP event.

Get full event results here.

Follow the WSOP-E Main Event, which is currently underway, here.

Tagged as: 2011 WSOP Europe, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, Poker News, Shawn Buchanan

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Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi Gets Breeders’ Cup Sponsorship

by Wicked Chops Entity on 8.6.2011 in Poker News | no comments

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is the male Shannon Elizabeth when it comes to sponsorships: Absolute Poker, Planet Hollywood, all the shit on his shirt above, Deliverance, Full Tilt, and now the Breeders' Cup.

Interesting move in the player sponsorship arena.

It was announced on Friday that Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi landed a sponsorship deal with the Breeders’ Cup.

The press release stated that, “The forming of this partnership will help introduce Breeders’ Cup wagering and the liquidity of the two-day event to the poker world.” 

Says VP of media and entertainment Peter Rotondo:

“We believe that there is a strong cross-over between poker and horse racing, which has not yet been realized. We’re thrilled to have a relationship with ‘The Grinder’ which will allow for one of poker’s superstars to reach out to the poker world and educate them about the Breeders’ Cup and the over $160 million in liquidity during our two-day event.”

Smart move by the Breeders’ Cup, as we agree with the cross-over appeal. However, they should’ve patched up some of the final 27 at the 2011 WSOP Main Event if they really wanted big exposure leading up to the November 4-5 Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs, given the timing of when those episodes would air. More bang for the buck. Maybe next year.

Read more here.

Tagged as: Breeders Cup, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, Online Poker, Poker News

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2011 WSOP: The Grinder Just Misses Bracelet + Stacked 2-7 Lowball Field

by Wicked Chops Entity on 6.30.2011 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

While all of the attention at the Rio yesterday was on Full Tilt's gaming license being revoked, all attention at this beach was on Federica Nargis' perfect ass.

The latest Full Tilt dramabomb was the real buzz around the 2011 WSOP yesterday. All eyes today will be on the 2-7 Lowball Limit event, as Jason Mercier tries to become the first multi-bracelet winner this year. Here’s the latest.

:: Event #46 ($10,000 NLH Six-Handed) - Play was stopped heads-up due to the 10-Level RuleTM. When the tourney resumes, Joe Ebanks will return with a 11,015,000 to 3,215,000 chip lead over Chris Moorman. Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier finished third ($447,074) and Ben Lambeer bowed out in 12th ($56,140). Get full results here.

:: Event #47 ($2,500 Omaha/7CS 8oB) – Owais Ahmed of Anaheim, CA grinded out a victory over Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi to capture his first bracelet. Ahmed banked $255,959 for the win. Grinder earned $158,148 for second. Abe Mosseri finished third for $100,532, and Scotty Nguyen went out in fifth for $53,091. Get full results here.

:: Event #48 ($1,500 NLH) – Play stopped with 30 of the initial 2,713 remaining. Sebastian Winkler holds the chip lead, stacked at 1,156,000. He’s followed by Matt “All In at 420″ Stout with 1,062,000. A couple of notables remain, including [..........] (195,000) and Michael DeMichele (153,000). For all of you Bodo Sbrzesny fans out there, Bodo Sbrzesny still remains, stacked at 309,000. Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #49 ($2,500 2-7 Lowball Limit) – Definitely the draw of the day, with a stacked field of 13 coming back to compete for a bracelet. Jason Mercier holds the chip lead, stacked at 358,500. He’s followed by Eli Elezra with 327,000. Other notables include Scott Seiver (303,000), Shawn Buchanan (176,500), Jon “PearlJammer” Turner (145,000), Galen Hall (143,000), David Bach (115,000), and Justin Bonomo (111,500). Damn. Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #50 ($5,000 Triple Chance NLH) - Surprisingly big field, as 817 entered, creating a first place prize of $825,604. A total of 297 survived to Day 2, with Mark Herm as the chip  leader (148,400). Some notable bigs include James Akenhead (144,100), Johnny Lodden (132,600), Vanessa Peng, a woman (111,600), Allen Bari (104,900), and Josh Arieh (101,800). Get full chip counts here.

More Federica Nargis bikini shots in the thumbs.

Tagged as: 2011 WSOP, Federica Nargis, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, Poker News

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A Couple of November Niners Among 2011 WPT LAPC Chip Leaders

by Wicked Chops Entity on 2.27.2011 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Yes, Joe DeNiro is Day 2 WPT LAPC chip leader. No, he's not related.

The 2011 WPT LAPC registered a grand total of 681 players, creating a first place prize of $1,654,120.

At the end of Day 2 play, a couple of 2010 WSOP November Niners found themselves among the chip leaders. Jason Senti finished play in third overall with 258,200; and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi was fourth with 227,600.

They trail overall big stack Joe DeNiro (366,700).

Some other notable big named big stacks include but are certainly not limited to Carlos Mortensen (210,000), Allen Cunningham (196,000), Vivik Rajkumar (180,000), Jennifer Tilly, a woman (174,100), Nam Le (170,000), Scott Seiver (160,000), Phil Hellmuth (135,000), and Jason Mercier (128,400).

Orif Mor has 61,000.

Get full chip counts here.

* As always, photos courtesy of the World Poker Tour live updates team.

Tagged as: 2011 LAPC, Jason Senti, Joe DeNiro, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, World Poker Tour

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Wicked Chops Awards: Comeback Player of the Year

by Wicked Chops Entity on 12.22.2010 in Poker News | no comments

We dubbed the 2010 WSOP as The Year of the ComebackTM. So when the Entities Who Comprise Wicked Chops Poker huddled together via email last week and exchanged a couple of emails discussed for hours who truly deserved Comeback Player of the Year honors, we had a surprising number of good choices.

Consider that Gavin Smith, Chris Bell, Tex Barch, and Scott Montgomery all re-entered the collective poker consciousness with bracelet wins.

On the World Poker Tour front, Antonio Esfandiari claimed his first title in six years. And David Williams, who had also gone awhile without a major score, won the WPT Championship.

But ultimately, after literal seconds hours of analysis, one man stood out: Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi.

While Grinder wasn’t hand-jobs-in-the-parking-lot-of-Caesars-for-buy-ins down on his luck, he had a few rough years that certainly weren’t producing the results he experienced in 2005-06, when he was inarguably one of the best tournament players in the world.

That drought all changed with the first event of the 2010 WSOP, when Grinder captured his first bracelet and banked over $1.5M at the Players Championship. He went on to make another three $10k buy-in event final tables, culminating in his Main Event fifth place finish.

While Grinder may not know it’s Christmastime (he’s among the chosen people), he definitely knows how to make a comeback.

Tagged as: Comeback Player of the Year, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, Poker News, Wicked Chops Awards

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