Poker’s reigning world champion is at another World Series of Poker final table.
Michael Mizrachi has built a commanding chip lead deep on Day 3 of Event #73: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, with just nine players remaining and the 2025 Main Event champion firmly in control of the tournament.
Although play is still ongoing and a winner won’t be crowned until Monday’s finale, it will take a huge swing to knock “The Grinder” off the top of the counts.
The tournament attracted 836 entries, and the Poker Hall of Famer has led almost every step of the way. He bagged the biggest stack on Day 1, then did it again on Day 2 after turning 946,000 into 5,655,000, finishing the night 78 big blinds clear of his nearest challenger.
That momentum has carried into Day 3. Mizrachi has spent much of the day at the top of the leaderboard and currently sits on 9,500,000 close to 20% of the chips in play.
Should Mizrachi go on to win on Monday, he would join Benny Glaser as the second player this summer to reach nine WSOP bracelets. The $1,350,203 top prize would also push his live tournament earnings past $30 million, moving him into the top 20 on The Hendon Mob’s All-Time Money List, leapfrogging Brian Rast and Chris Brewer.
Mizrachi’s locked up $102,599 for making the final nine, and has guaranteed himself his biggest cash since winning the Main Event.
Mizrachi Turns a Profit
PokerNews caught up with Mizrachi while he continued his charge toward another bracelet.
“I’m excited,” Mizrachi said. “It’s looking good. I’m looking to finish in the final five for now.”
The deep run has helped salvage what Mizrachi described as a relatively quiet summer by his standards, especially following last year’s unforgettable WSOP campaign.
“Right now it’s probably close to breaking even,” he said. “We’ll see what happens, but it looks like I’m gonna be ahead after the series if I move a few ladders up.”
“This is my seventh cash. I guess I’m happy where I am now because I’m deep in the $10K PLO, but I wasn’t so happy before the $10K PLO.”
Mizrachi also acknowledged that trying to match what he accomplished in 2025 is unrealistic.
“You can’t have the same expectations as last year because it’s never been done. It was once in a lifetime.
“Probably no one’s gonna ever see it again, unless Benny Glaser decides to win the Main Event this year.”
With the WSOP Main Event beginning next week, Mizrachi will soon have the chance to defend his world title. But for now, his attention remains on adding another bracelet to his collection.
“I’m excited about that, but I’m thinking about this tournament for now,” Mizrachi said. “Then we’ll worry about that next week. We go day by day.
“So let’s finish this one up and then we’ll worry about the Main Event.”
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$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Chip Counts
Alongside Mizrachi at the final table is 2023 WSOP Player of the Year Ian Matakis and high roller crusher Jesse Lonis. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Martin Zamani sits second in the counts, and trails Mizrachi by 25 big blinds.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Matakis | United States | 5,200,000 | 52 |
| 2 | Martin Zamani | United States | 6,950,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Zarvan Tumboli | India | 5,225,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Toby Joyce | Ireland | 3,745,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 2,830,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Michael Hahn | United States | 5,960,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Raj Vohra | United States | 6,240,000 | 62 |
| 8 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 3,145,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 9,500,000 | 95 |
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