Mizrachi denies Brunson 11th bracelet
With everyone's focus on Doyle Brunson and his attempt to tie Phil Hellmuth by winning his 11th bracelet, it was Robert Mizrachi winning his first bracelet and $768,889. The $10,000 pot-limit Omaha event has become a favorite of the pros creating a field filled with the top names. With 314 players turning out for this event, the star-studded final table wrapped up on Tuesday night, but Brunson was not the last man standing.
Mizrachi is a common name when it comes to poker tournaments and final tables. Robert's younger brother Michael, also known as "The Grinder" has made numerous final tables, but Robert's bracelet comes as the first for the family.
Although this was his first victory, Mizrachi had quite a WSOP. With five cashes, he made three final tables in a variety of games including HORSE, Omaha, and hold 'em. His extremely impressive performance ended up giving him over $870,000 for the WSOP.
Brunson, who made his first final table in over two years, went out in sixth place after only a few hours of play on the final table. Everyone in attendance saluted Brunson's performance with a standing ovation.
Other notable finishers include Patrik Antonius (third), Marco Traniello (fifth), David Chiu (tenth) and Andrew Bloch (11th).
Below are the complete results for Event 50 of the 2007 WSOP:
Buy-in: $10,000
Prize Pool: $2,951,600
Entries: 314
Places paid: 36
1. Robert Mizrachi, $768,889
2. Rene Mouritsen, $464,877
3. Patrik Antonius, $311,394
4. Dau Ly, $209,564
5. Marco Traniello, $156,435
6. Doyle Brunson, $123,967
7. Stephen Ladowsky, $92,975
8. Jonas Entin, $69,363
9. Steve Sung, $50,177
10. David Chiu, $33,943
11. Andrew Bloch, $33,943
12. Roy Brindley, $33,943
13. Sylvester Geoghegan, $30,992
14. Donnacha Odea, $30,992
15. Scotty Nguyen, $30,992
16. Chanping Hsiung, $28,040
17. Annie Duke, $28,040
18. Leonardo Fernandez, $28,040
19. David Callaghan, $25,089
20. Kimmo Liukku, $25,089
21. Kristiann Kjondal, $25,089
22. William McMahon, $25,089
23. Varahram Vardjavand, $25,089
24. Kido Pham, $25,089
25. Eric Froehlich, $25,089
26. Michael Binger, $25,089
27. Jani Sointula, $25,089
28. Thien Phan, $22,137
29. Walter Farina, $22,137
30. Thanh Pham, $22,137
31. Leif Force, $22,137
32. Magnus Perrson, $22,137
33. Antonio Salorio, $22,137
34. Joe Beevers, $22,137
35. Dario Alloto, $22,137
36. Paul Jackson, $22,137
