BLOG – The Dane, the Grinder and the Suicide King
Friday, 16 July 2010
It says a lot about Michael Mizrachi that, before this World Series of Poker, the word ‘Mizrachi’ – unlike the words Hellmuth, Brunson or Negreanu – produced a red squiggly line beneath it. Sure, ‘The Grinder’ was a known force on the professional poker circuit before the 41st WSOP: he was a known cash game grinder, obviously; he had a couple of WSOP final tables, a World Poker Tour win (2005 LA Poker Classic, $1.86m) and total tournament earnings of over $6m.