Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi has joined elite company within World Series of Poker history by winning his sixth career WSOP bracelet, taking down the final event of the online portion of the 2024 WSOP slate, available on the WSOP's three-state (MI/NV/NJ) platform. Mizrachi's latest win in Sunday's Online Event #30, $888 NL Hold'em Crazy 8's Encore, was also the first of his bracelet victories to come online.
Mizrachi, playing as 'Thegrinder44', topped a 931-entry field to claim the summer's final bracelet and $108,815.28, ending it by closing out Mitch 'Paltex' Garshofski for the win. Garshofky, a three-time Circuit ringwinner, collected $79,544.64 for his runner-up effort. Third place and $58,466.80 went to Kevin 'GR4ND_THEFT' Ruscitti.
Complete results for the Crazy 8's Encore have yet to be posted by the WSOP. Results from four online events are not yet verified, also leaving as this report was published the issue of whether 2024 triple-bracelet winner Scott Seiver succeeded in holding off the last challengers to his probable win in the WSOP's 2024 Player of the Year race. As of the most recent leaderboard update, Seiver still maintained a 600-point lead through the last of the series' live bracelet events.
Online Event #30's 931-entry field was comprised of 535 unique players, who also contributed a combined 391 re-entries. The event offered a $744,800 prize pool, and the top 180 players made the money.
We reached out to Michael after his bracelet win and he recorded a short video for us with his brother Eric.
Mizrachi famed for three $50K PPC wins
The win in Online Event #30 marks the first bracelet victory for Mizrachi since 2019, when he won that year's $1,500 Seven-card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better tourney. Mizrachi is, of course, most famous in WSOP bracelet lore for being a three-time winner of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship in 2010, 2012, and 2018. He joins the likes of Shaun Deeb and Jason Mercier on six bracelet wins. Only 11 players have won more, with Phil Hellmuth on top with 17 bracelets.
The win also moved Michael back in front of his brother Robert for most bracelet wins by a Mizrachi. Robert Mizrachi won his own fifth bracelet earlier this summer in Event #13, $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship.
Online Event #30 final-table results:
- Michael Mizrachi 'Thegrinder44' - $108,815.28
- Mitch Garshofski 'Paltex' - $79,544.64
- Kevin Ruscitti 'GR4ND_THEFT' - $79,544.64
- Alan Sternberg 'Tapirs4Jesus' - $42,974.96
- Sungbin Ma 'MikeMatusow' - $31,802.96
- 'I23weeeeeeee' - $25,684.64
- Cherish 'Bluffcharge' Andrews - $17,800.72
- 'Haveitplayer' $13,480.88
