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Michael Mizrachi Clinches 2025 WSOP Main Event Title and Joins Poker Hall of Fame

Capping a summer marked by a record fourth Poker Players Championship win, Mizrachi’s Main Event triumph secured a $10 million payout to trigger his immediate Hall of Fame induction.

Michael Mizrachi
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Michael Mizrachi at the Epic Poker League Inaugural Season at the Palms Casino Resort on December 18, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Overview

  • Mizrachi held over 75% of all chips when four players remained and eliminated Kenny Hallaert and Braxton Dunaway in the first two hands of the final day.
  • His $10 million first prize was drawn from a record 9,735-entrant field that generated a $90.5 million prize pool, one of the largest in WSOP history.
  • Leo Margets became the first woman in 30 years to reach the Main Event final table, finishing seventh and earning $1.5 million.
  • Runner-up John Wasnock, a recreational player and investment banker, secured $6 million in his deepest Main Event run to date.
  • WSOP officials honored Mizrachi’s dual victories by fast-tracking his induction into the Poker Hall of Fame immediately after he claimed the championship.