Michael Mizrachi Crowned 2025 WSOP Main Event Champ
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Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi won the WSOP Main Event on Wednesday. Earlier this summer, he won the WSOP’s $50K Poker Player’s Championship for the fourth time in his career.
The Historic Victory
He’s the first player to win poker two most prestigious titles in the same year.
His accomplishment led to his immediate induction into the Poker Hall of Fame
Mizrachi’s Victory Capped a Historic and Impressive Run
Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi walked away with $10 million and a heavily coveted bracelet on Wednesday, after winning the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
With seven WSOP bracelets and $19 million in live tournament earnings prior to his Wednesday win, Michael Mizrachi becomes the first big name to win the Main Event since John Cynn did it in 2018. (Image: PokerGO)
A Historic Achievement
Mizrachi’s victory capped a historic and improbable run, as he became the first player to win both the $50K WSOP Poker Players Championship (PPSC) and the Main Event in the same year. This is regarded as the greatest achievement possible in the sport, and this is the second time Mizrachi has won the PPC and reached the WSOP Main Event final table in the same year.
(He also did it in 2010, finishing fifth in that year’s Main Event.)
A Momentous Induction into the Hall of Fame
Owing to the magnitude of his accomplishment, Mizrachi was inducted into the WSOP Hall of Fame immediately following his win, bypassing the usual voting process.
The Final Hand: A Cooler for Wasnock
Mizrachi’s aggressive yet calculated play, especially in the final hands, overwhelmed John Wasnock, a formidable foe who fought valiantly but fell to a brutal cooler in the final hand.
The final table, streamed on PokerGO with a one-hour delay, showed Mizrachi use the massive cheap lead with which he began the day to aggressively eliminate key players early, including Kenny Hallaert and Braxton Dunaway in just the first two hands.
A Thrilling Last Hand
In the last hand, Wasnock raised to 5 million chips from the button, and Mizrachi called. On an A♠, 9♣, 7♣ flop, both players checked. On a 4♣ turn, Mizrachi checked, Wasnock bet 10 million chips, and Mizrachi raised to 30 million, rallying cheers from his rail.
Wasnock shoved all-in for 70.5 million and Mizrachi called.
The River: A Flush for Mizrachi
Wasnock revealed A♣, 9♦ for two top pair, but Mizrachi showed a 10♣, 3♣ for a flush. The river had no impact, eliminating Wasnock in second place for $6 million and making Mizrachi the 2025 champion.
A Record-Breaking Prize Pool
The $10K No-Limit Hold’em World Championship saw 9,735 entrants, creating a $90,535,500 prize pool, the third-largest in WSOP history.
Leo Margets also made history as the first woman to reach the Main Event final table since 1995, finishing seventh for $1.5 million.