Limit Hold'em

From the small blind Michael Mizrachi raised and Chris Klodnicki three-bet from the big blind. Mizrachi put in a four-bet and Klodnicki called.

The flop came down , Mizrachi bet and Klodnicki called. The turn was the and Mizrachi bet again, Klodnicki called.

On the river both players checked and Mizrachi showed in order to take down the pot.

Michael Mizrachi	9,300,000	600,000
Chris Klodnicki	5,800,000	-725,000

Pot-Limit Omaha

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raised on the button to 80,000. Both Chris Klodnicki and Andy Bloch made the call, acting from the small blind and big blind, respectively.

On the flop, Klodnicki and Bloch checked before Mizrachi bet 200,000. After Klodnicki folded, Bloch called.

The turn was the and Bloch checked. Mizrachi bet 350,000 and Bloch called.

After the fell on the river, Bloch bet 500,000. Mizrachi raised to 2.5 million and Bloch made the call.

Mizrachi showed the for top full house. Bloch showed the for the second full house and lost the pot.

Michael Mizrachi	8,700,000	3,255,000
Andy Bloch	1,140,000	-3,090,000

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Pot-Limit Omaha

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raised to 75,000 from the button and Andy Bloch called from the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked.

The turn was the and Bloch checked again. Mizrachi bet 125,000 and Bloch called.

The river was the and Bloch checked. Mizrachi bet 400,000 and Bloch called.

Mizrachi showed the for a flopped flush. Bloch also had a flopped flush and his was slightly better with the .

Michael Mizrachi	5,250,000	-550,000
Andy Bloch	4,100,000	0

Razz

Chris Klodnicki just won another pot chipping Michael Mizrachi down some more. Klodnicki now has a sizable lead, but it's still anyones game.

Michael Mizrachi	/ /
Chris Klodnicki	/ /

Andy Bloch had the bring in with a , and Mizrachi completed. Klodnicki raised and only Mizrachi called.

On fourth street Mizrachi bet, Klodnicki called. On fifth Klodnicki called another bet, and Mizrachi slowed down checking sixth street. Klodnicki bet and Mizrachi folded.

Chris Klodnicki	6,800,000	300,000
Michael Mizrachi	5,800,000	-400,000

Razz

Michael Mizrachi	/ /
Chris Klodnicki	/ /

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi completed and Chris Klodnicki called to see fourth street. Klodnicki bet and was called by Mizrachi on fourth, fifth and sixth. On seventh street, Klodnicki check-raised. Mizrachi folded and showed for an eight-seven low. Klodnicki didn't show and scooped in the pot to move into the chip lead.

Chris Klodnicki	6,500,000	500,000
Michael Mizrachi	6,200,000	-550,000
Andy Bloch	3,600,000	0

Razz

Michael Mizrachi	/ /
Chris Klodnicki	/ /

Michael Mizrachi completed it on third street and Chris Klodnicki raised. Mizrachi opted to re-raise and Klodnicki called.

On fourth, fith and sixth street Klodnicki called bets from Mizrachi giving us seventh street action. Mizrachi checked the final street and Klodnicki now bet, with two pair showing.

Mizrachi called, but he was no good. Klodnicki showed and took down the pot.

Michael Mizrachi	6,750,000	-350,000
Chris Klodnicki	6,000,000	500,000

Omaha-8

From the button Michael Mizrachi raised and Andy Bloch defended his big blind. The flop came down and Bloch check-raised Mizrachi's bet. Mizrachi made the call after which the turn was the .

Both players checked and the river was the . The action was checked again, and Bloch took it down with .

Michael Mizrachi	7,100,000	-200,000
Andy Bloch	3,900,000	200,000

Stud

Andy Bloch	/ - Fold
Michael Mizrachi	/

Andy Bloch brought in and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi completed. Bloch called and then called another bet on fourth. On fifth street, Mizrachi bet and Bloch folded.

Michael Mizrachi	7,100,000	200,000
Andy Bloch	3,700,000	-550,000

No-Limit Hold'em

From the cutoff Michael Mizrachi min-raised blind thinking it was Limit Hold'em. His straddle was called by both opponents.

The flop came down , and Bloch was the only player who called Mizrachi's 75,000 chip bet.

The turn was the and Bloch checked again. Mizrachi fired out 225,000 and and Bloch folded.

Mizrachi showed , and he had made another big hand. Too bad for him nobody wanted to give him action, but he's still in the lead.

No-Limit Hold'em

With a dead button because of Luke Schwartz's elimination it was Chris Klodnicki who raised it up to 70,000. Both Andy Bloch and Michael Mizrachi called from the blind.

The flop came down and both blinds checked to Klodnicki who bet 100,000. Mizrachi made the call, and the turn was the . Both players checked.

The river was the and Mizrachi lead out for 125,000. Klodnicki wanted to play for some more, and he raised it up to 500,000. Mizrachi called.

Klodnicki showed and raked in this big pot.

Michael Mizrachi	6,900,000	-300,000
Chris Klodnicki	5,500,000	700,000

No-Limit Hold'em

Action moved to Chris Klodnicki in the small blind and he raised with a bunch of brown T25,000 chips to put the pressure on Luke Schwartz in the big blind. Schwartz went all in for a little bit more and Klodnicki called.

Schwartz showed the and was dominating the for Klodnicki. Schwartz popped out of his chair again and hugged the dealer with one arm. He also kissed the dealer on the top of his head and pleaded for a board in his favor.

The flop came down and Schwartz stayed in front, although there was now a very good chance this pot was going to be chopped.

The turn brought the and now Schwartz pleaded, "Just put a card lower than a five! Anything but a six!"

The river was exactly what Schwartz didn't want to see as the landed on the river. Schwartz's hands were flung up in the air as he knew the worst had happened and he was eliminated.

For his finish, Schwartz took home just over $400,000 in prize money, leaving three players left for the title.

Chris Klodnicki	4,800,000	600,000
Luke Schwartz	0	-539,000

No-Limit Hold'em

From the button, Chris Klodnicki raised to 70,000. Luke Schwartz moved all in for 283,000 from the small blind and Klodnicki called.

Schwartz showed the and was up against the for Schwartz. While he was all in, Schwartz jumped up and went on the other side of the dealer, putting one arm around the dealer and asking him to keep it clean.

The flop, turn and river came and Schwartz doubled to over 500,000. Klodnicki dropped back to 4.2 million in chips.

Chris Klodnicki	4,200,000	-300,000
Luke Schwartz	539,000	209,000

2-7 Triple Draw

From the cutoff Roland Israelashvili raised all in for just 111,000 and both Andy Bloch and Michael Mizrachi called from the blinds.

Bloch wanted two cards, Mizrachi three and Israelashvili took two. Bloch and Mizrachi opted to check.

On the second draw both blinds took two cards again, while Israelashvili only needed one. Again the action was checked.

On the final draw both blinds took one card and Israelashvili, who was at risk, stood pat. Again the action was checked.

Israelashvili turned over , but that was no good against Bloch's . Israelashvili shook everyones hand and left the tournament area as we are now down to just four players! This fifth place finish marks Israelashvili biggest career cash.

Andy Bloch	4,250,000	250,000
Roland Israelashvili	0	-120,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Action folded to Andy Bloch in the small blind and he raised. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi called from the big blind and here's how the action followed.

Mizrachi folded to Bloch's last bet after the third draw and lost the pot. He dropped back below seven million in chips while Bloch climbed back to just under four million.

Michael Mizrachi	6,700,000	-220,000
Andy Bloch	3,900,000	550,000

Stud-8

Michael Mizrachi: / /
Chris Klodnicki: / /

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi brought in and Chris Klodnicki completed. Mizrachi called and then Klodnicki led with bets on fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. Mizrachi called on all streets.

Klodnicki showed the for a club flush and a seven-five low. Mizrachi mucked and Klodnicki scooped the pot.

Michael Mizrachi	6,920,000	-530,000
Chris Klodnicki	4,200,000	450,000

Stud-8

Making a wheel in Stud-8 is one of the best things you can do, and Chris Klodnicki just caught one, beating Michael Mizrachi in a serious pot.

Michael Mizrachi	/ /
Chris Klodnicki	/ /

The had the bring-in, and Mizrachi just called. Klodnicki raised it up and Mizrachi was his only opponent on fourth street. Klodnicki fired again and Mizrachi called.

On fifth street Klodnicki check-called a bet, but on sixth he took the lead again. Klodnicki bet both sixth and seventh, and Mizrachi called him down.

Klodnicki turned over for a wheel, and he scooped this pot. He is now back in second place but still far behind our runaway chip leader.

Michael Mizrachi	7,450,000	-450,000
Chris Klodnicki	3,750,000	400,000