November Nine Profile: Michael The Grinder Mizrachi

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi was just that at the World Series of Poker* in Las Vegas in July as he had to play through a short stack and an 18 hour marathon to earn a spot at poker’s most coveted table, the November Nine. Mizrachi will have to continue his grinding ways as he will rank 7th in chip stack count. The final table bubble took over 90 hands before the field was set with action set to resume November 6th. Mizrachi’s qualification for the November Nine was the culmination of a phenomenal summer that has him in position to be named player of the year.

Mizrachi earlier won the $50,000 Players Championship, made the final tables of the $10,000 seven card stud world championship as well as the $10,000 limit hold’em world championship and is over $1.6 million in winnings. Mizrachi said that experience is what pulled him through trouble with a short stack and to the November Nine table. “I knew experience would come into play,” said Mizrachi, the hottest name in poker for 2010. “There was some four betting and some crazy plays. It was fun to watch."

"I just couldn’t do anything because I wanted to hold my stack and I knew I could just grind it. I was just trying to win one or two hands a round to maintain my stack. I thought it would end a lot quicker than this. I didn’t think it would go past 5 in the morning,” added Mizrachi. Despite a shorter stack than most of his competitors for the November Nine Mizrachi is not concerned. “I have been in so many situations where I was the short stack and won it,” said Mizrachi. “I think I have won more tournaments with a shorter stack than a larger stack.”

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