eventual winner Jonathan Duhamel. Despite his strong performance at the 2010 WSOP, Frank Kassela was awarded the Player of the Year award based on the pre-existing scoring system. This was controversial because some felt that Mizrachi's year was better, which resulted in a refinement of the scoring system. Mizrachi's success in 2010 led to ESPN poker announcer Norman Chad labelling it "The Year of The Grinder". In 2011, Mizrachi just missed winning another WSOP title when he took 2nd in the $2,500 Omaha/Stud Eight or Better event for $158,148. At the 2011 WSOPE, Mizrachi won his second bracelet in the €10,400 No Limit Hold'em (Split Format) by defeating Shawn Buchanan in heads up play, earning €336,008. Mizrachi made three final tables At the 2012 World Series of Poker and won his second $50,000 Poker Player's Championship title, earning $1,451,527, becoming the event's first 2 time champion in the process. The 2013 WSOP Africa saw Mizrachi win $3,300 Main Event for $101,267. In 2018, Mizrachi won the Poker Player's Championship for a record setting 3rd time, earning $1,239,126. In 2019, Mizrachi won his fifth bracelet in Event #27: Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, besting a field of 460 players for $142,801. An "E" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe World Poker Tour In January 2005, Mizrachi finished fifth in the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Poker Open at a table also featuring Daniel Negreanu and Scotty Nguyen. The next month, he won a first prize of $1,859,909 at the L.A. Poker Classic, defeating a final table including Ted Forrest and Erick Lindgren. He also finished 11th place (out of 452 entrants) in the $25,000 WPT Championship. Cash games Mizrachi played during the second season of High Stakes Poker. Awards He was named 2010 Poker Player of the Year in ALL IN Magazine. Notes External links Official site InsidePoker magazine interview 1981 births American poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners Sportspeople from Miami American people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Living people World Poker Tour winners People from Miramar, Florida Sportspeople from Broward County, Florida