Michael Mizrachi Wins Ninth WSOP Bracelet in $10K PLO Championship

Michael Mizrachi won Event #70, the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, at WSOP 2026 on June 29, 2026. He collected $1,350,203 and his ninth WSOP bracelet from a field of 836 entries and a $7,774,800 prize pool at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The win was Mizrachi’s first in a standalone PLO event and capped a wire-to-wire performance that saw him lead at the end of every single day. He entered the final day with roughly 80% of the chips in play and never relinquished control.

“The Grinder” now joins an exclusive club of players with nine or more bracelets. Only all-time bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth (17), Phil Ivey (11), Johnny Chan (10), Doyle Brunson (10), Erik Seidel (10), Benny Glaser (9), and Johnny Moss (9) share that distinction.

The Poker Hall of Fame inductee Michael Mizrachi added to a strong 2026 summer that already includes two final tables. His career live earnings now exceed $30 million.

Runner-up Zarvan Tumboli of India won his seat through an $1,100 satellite. He collected $900,088 for the largest live cash of his career.

Day-by-Day Progression

Mizrachi set the tone on Day 1 by cracking two opponents’ aces and kings simultaneously in a three-way pot. He flopped a flush draw with K♦ Q♠ J♠ 9♠ against Kai Yang’s aces and Tsz Shing’s kings, then rivered the fifth spade for a double knockout that vaulted him into the chip lead.

Day 2 saw more than 100 late entries push the field to its final count. Mizrachi kept building, hitting the nut flush to bust Christopher Kromidias and spiking a one-outer gutshot against Gruffudd Pugh-Jones. Dutch high roller Nino Pansier ran kings into Toby Joyce’s aces on the money bubble.

Notable names who fell on Day 2 included Phil Hellmuth, 11-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu (83rd), Joe Cada (59th), and nine-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser (101st). Josh Arieh cashed in 39th.

Day 3 produced the tournament’s defining stretch. Jesse Lonis fell to fewer than one big blind, tripled up with a flush, then doubled again and cracked Aaron Kupin’s aces to briefly pass Mizrachi for the chip lead. It marked the first time Mizrachi had trailed since late on Day 1.

The two collided in the biggest pot of the tournament shortly after. Mizrachi called Lonis’s continuation bet and turn barrel before announcing pot with A♣ A♠ 8♠ 3♥ on a 2♥ 3♣ 7♥ 9♦ board.

Lonis called with a pair and a gutshot but bricked the river. Mizrachi clapped his hands and shouted as the massive double restored his commanding lead.

From there, Mizrachi eliminated four players to close out Day 3: Joyce in eighth, Lonis in seventh, Matakis in fifth, and Zamani in fourth in back-to-back hands. He bagged 40,225,000 to carry roughly 80% of the total chips into the final day.

8th: Toby Joyce ($132,908)

Joyce had gone card-dead and was chipped down to fewer than five big blinds. He open-raised from under the gun and Mizrachi repotted to isolate.

Joyce called all in with A♣ K♥ J♦ 3♣ but Mizrachi tabled A♥ A♦ 8♣ 6♥. The 10♣ 10♥ 3♠ 2♥ 10♦ board kept the aces in front. The one-time bracelet winner from Ireland collected $132,908.

7th: Jesse Lonis ($175,233)

Lonis’s roller-coaster run ended when he called a Mizrachi raise from the big blind. On the K♦ 6♠ 4♣ flop, Lonis check-called before the Q♥ turn brought a pot-sized bet from Mizrachi.

Lonis called all in with K♥ 10♥ 9♦ 5♦ for top pair, but Mizrachi held A♠ J♣ 6♣ 4♥ for bottom two pair. The A♥ river improved Mizrachi further, cutting short Lonis’s comeback from a single big blind. He pocketed $175,233.

6th: Raj Vohra ($235,073)

Hahn raised from the small blind and Vohra called in the big blind. On the 7♦ J♣ 5♠ flop, Hahn bet enough to put Vohra all in.

Vohra called with Q♠ 10♣ 8♦ 6♥ against Hahn’s K♥ 8♥ 8♠ 2♥. The J♠ 6♣ runout gave Hahn two pair to send Vohra to the rail with $235,073.

5th: Ian Matakis ($320,763)

Mizrachi raised and Matakis three-bet to 2,400,000 for roughly half his stack. Mizrachi called and potted the J♥ 8♠ 3♠ flop.

Matakis called all in with A♠ Q♦ Q♣ 9♠ but Mizrachi held K♦ Q♠ 9♦ 5♠. The 5♦ 9♥ runout gave Mizrachi runner-runner two pair. The 2023 Player of the Year took home $320,763.

4th: Martin Zamani ($445,080)

In the very last hand before Day 3 ended, Mizrachi potted from the small blind and Zamani called in the big blind. Mizrachi bet pot on the 10♥ 8♠ 5♠ flop and Zamani got his short stack in.

Zamani showed K♥ 9♥ 6♣ 2♦ against Mizrachi’s 10♣ 9♣ 5♣ 4♦ for top and bottom pair. The A♣ 3♣ runout held and Zamani exited with $445,080.

3rd: Michael Hahn ($627,832)

Three-handed play on Day 4 lasted only a few hands before Hahn found himself at risk. He raised from the button, Mizrachi three-bet from the small blind, and Hahn called.

Mizrachi bet the Q♥ 7♠ 3♠ flop and Hahn went all in with A♠ J♠ 9♠ 3♦. Mizrachi held J♥ J♦ 4♥ 2♦ and the Q♦ 2♣ runout kept the jacks in front. Hahn collected $627,832.

Heads-Up: Mizrachi vs Tumboli

Tumboli started heads-up trailing roughly 8-to-1 in chips but refused to go quietly. He doubled through Mizrachi immediately by hitting a flush with A♠ K♠ J♥ 10♦ on a 10♠ 7♦ J♠ 9♠ 5♦ board, then closed the gap further after scooping a full house over full house cooler with Q♦ 10♠ 9♦ 4♦.

Mizrachi regained control by rivering a full house of his own. He limped with 9♠ 5♣ 5♦ 4♦ on a 10♠ 10♦ 4♥ 4♠ board and called Tumboli’s turn and river bets before showing the bad news. That pot stretched Mizrachi’s lead back to 5-to-1 and he never looked back.

With the chip lead firmly in hand, Mizrachi closed it out in clinical fashion. He raised to 1,000,000 on the button, Tumboli three-bet to 3,000,000, and Mizrachi called.

• Michael Mizrachi: J♥ 10♦ 7♥ 6♠
• Zarvan Tumboli: A♠ A♥ 6♦ 3♥

Tumboli moved all in for 4,650,000 on the 8♠ 8♥ J♠ flop and Mizrachi called. Tumboli was ahead with pocket aces but Mizrachi had paired his jack with a gutshot straight draw.

The 4♣ turn added more outs for Mizrachi. The 9♠ river completed the straight and sealed the ninth bracelet.

“I was tired of winning the PPC. I had to do something different. So we mix it up this year. I think I would take the PLO over the PPC right now just to have something different on my belt.”
Michael Mizrachi

“We’ve got to catch Hellmuth, right? So that’s the goal. We’re catching Hellmuth. We got a long way to go. I need to average about two or three a year. So hopefully we get one more this summer, then a few in the wintertime.”
Michael Mizrachi

The $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship has drawn between 731 and 874 entries over the past four years, consistently producing seven-figure first prizes. The event is widely regarded as the most prestigious PLO title on the calendar.

Wang’s 2025 victory featured one of the greatest comebacks in WSOP history after he fell to fewer than one big blind before surging back to win. Mizrachi’s 2026 run was the opposite: total dominance from first hand to last. Defending champion Wang was eliminated on Day 1 of this year’s edition.

The top 126 of 836 entries cashed, with a minimum payout of $20,047. Tumboli’s runner-up finish of $900,088 was the largest live cash of his career by a wide margin.

Mizrachi’s ninth bracelet puts him one behind the three-way tie of Brunson, Seidel, and Chan at 10. He made clear after the win that chasing Hellmuth’s record 17 is the goal, targeting two or three per year with WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas as additional hunting ground.

The PLO Championship result also reshaped the Player of the Year race. Martin Zamani’s fourth-place finish moved him into the POY top 10, while Josh Arieh gained points from his 39th-place cash. Alex Foxen still leads the standings on 2,721 points.

One year after completing the Main Event and Poker Players Championship double, Mizrachi has shown no signs of slowing down. The Main Event begins on July 2, with its final table playing out on ESPN from August 3 to 5.

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