Fastest $10k Buy-in Ever at the WSOP?
$10,000 is A LOT of money to be spending on a poker tournament. Could you imagine ponying up this kind of cash, only to go out on the very first hand?
Well for former/pre-scandal Absolute Poker pro, Michael “the grinder” Mizrachi and best friend Eugene Todd this turned out to be a reality. Both showed up for day 1 of the $10k Heads Up No Limit Championship hoping that one another would finish deep in the tourney. Unfortunately the draw for players had a bit of a “twist of fate” and the two drew one another for the very first round. Since the two were such good friends they didn’t want the game to have any impact on their friendship and decided to go all-in blind preflop on the very first hand.
When the cards finally flipped over, Mizrachi looked down at 8 2 off-suit. Fortunately, he was actually in the lead as Todd showed his 3 4 off-suit. The flop came Q J 9, putting Mizrachi in the lead. The next card was a 2, making Michael a small pair. And unforunately for Todd, the river brought an Ace and Mizrachi advanced to the next round.
The two probably worked out some kind of deal, but that was probably the fastest $10,000 Eugene Todd has ever spent, and probably the fastest loss of a $10,000 buy-in at a WSOP event.
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“The Grinder” Grounded by the IRS said
am May 14 2010 @ 5:10 pm
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