Michael Mizrachi Wins April Big Stack Special for $41K at Seminole Hard Rock

April Big Stack Special champion, Michael Mizrachi

One of poker’s most prolific grinders claimed another tournament title early Monday morning at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. Florida’s own Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi bested a field of 1,817 entries in the $130 buy-in April Big Stack Special earning $41,924 and a $1,100 seat in the process.

Mizrachi, whose victories include two $50,000 Poker Players Championship gold bracelet wins at the World Series of Poker, dominated the event claiming more than 22,000,000 of the 27,255,000 chips in play three-handed. A three-way chop saw Mizrachi take first outright while Robert Harris and Paulo Castro finished second and third respectively.

With more than 1,800 entries, the $100,000 guaranteed event easily surpassed its target before the prize pool settled in at $181,700. The top 108 players finished in the money with Paul Balzano and Elliott Zaydman among those joining Mizrachi in the money.

Next up at the Seminole Hard Rock is the $1,100 buy-in Big Slick April 28-30 ($100,000 guaranteed and $5,250 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open seat added) followed by another Big Stack Special May 4-7.

LINK: Seminole Hard Rock Poker Calendar

Full April Big Stack Special results:

2017 April Big Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
$130 No Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,817
Prize Pool: $181,700
April 20-23, 2017

FINISHFIRST NAMELAST NAMEPRIZE
1stMICHAELMIZRACHI$41,924
2ndROBERTHARRIS$20,781
3rdPAULOALBUQUERQUE CASTRO$20,781
4thOLEKSIYLYASHENKO$11,447
5thBRYANMUNOZ$7,904
6thDENNISRODRIGUEZ$6,087
7thRAFAELRODRIGUEZ ARANGO$4,633
8thISMAILPATEL$3,398
9thCARLOSHOSTOS MUSSO$2,435
10thDOLPHUSBOWERS$1,744
11thAARONCARDENAS$1,744
12thSIMONBOYCE$1,744
13thRANDYBURSTEIN$1,363
14thJORGERIVERA$1,363
15thYIGALHEN$1,363
16thIANMADURO$1,145
17thMATTHEWMAGRO$1,145
18thMANUELSOLTERO LUNA$1,145
19thSETHGILSON$963
20thGREGGWEISS$963
21stJORGECUESTA$963
22ndMATANYEHUDAI$963
23rdMONTYBERGER$963
24thRAFAELCALERO$963
25thRUDYVAZQUEZ$963
26thALBERTONIEBLA$963
27thPAULBALZANO$963
28thJOSEORDONEZ$818
29thROBYNMARSHMAN$818
30thMICHAELMONACO$818
31stNISSIMGOZLAN$818
32ndMARCELMCGRAY$818
33rdJACQUESALABRE$818
34thSANDYSANCHEZ$818
35thEDWARDNOVAK$818
36thJUANFERRER$818
37thSEANPERRY$690
38thMATTHEWKING$690
39thROSANNADE LA ROSA$690
40thNESTORCARABALLO$690
41stNORMANZAPCZYNSKI$690
42ndROGELIOPADILLA JR$690
43rdJACQUESGRAVEL$690
44thJUANGARCIA$690
45thMICHAELEDDY$690
46thMIGUELMARTINEZ$600
47thMATTHEWKUBA$600
48thARIELQUINTANA$600
49thMATTHEWKENNY$600
50thCOSKUNYALCIN$600
51stROBERTBILSKER$600
52ndALBERTSTEVENS$600
53rdFREDERICOSAVIO DABUS$600
54thJAMESSWINTON$600
55thJEFFREYGOODMAN$527
56thDANIELMIZRACHI$527
57thBARTOLOMELINO MEDINA$527
58thANTONIODE ARAUJO$527
59thAYCAERAKBAS$527
60thSCOTTZAKHEIM$527
61stEVANDOLLINGER$527
62ndCHRISTIANRODRIGUEZ$527
63rdERROLMASSEY$527
64thANDREWDILL$472
65thYUEWANG$472
66thPASQUALECAIAZZA$472
67thALFREDGILLETTE$472
68thDAVIDNATHANIEL JR$472
69thLUIZLAMARDO NETO$472
70thARILEVY$472
71stALDOZUMAETA PINEDO$472
72ndJOHNMAYERS$472
73rdLUISMANTILLA$418
74thNESLYJEAN BAPTISTE$418
75thTHOMASKAYLOR$418
76thMARTHARODRIGUEZ$418
77thALANGOLD$418
78thCARLOSCASTRO$418
79thLOUISLEO$418
80thJASONLEET$418
81stANTHONYTHOMAS$418
82ndWASHINGTONGAVILANES$382
83rdCINDAGOODALE$382
84thMATTHEWKELLEY$382
85thJORDANSTONE$382
86thERIBERUTOUEHARA$382
87thTOMISLAVKRIZANIC$382
88thNELSONCABRERA$382
89thMIGUELMUNOZ$382
90thELLIOTTZAYDMAN$382
91stTHOMASFARRELL$345
92ndKENNETHBRUNO$345
93rdALOKSINHA$345
94thDESMONDSUKIE$345
95thROBERTKESSLER$345
96thSLAVAPARSHIN$345
97thERIKNOMBERG$345
98thMARTINROBBINS$345
99thCARLOSVASQUEZ$345
100thCUBALEVENBERRY$291
101stROBERTPOGGIO JR$291
102ndSTEVENCABAS$291
103rdHOLLANDERPREAP$291
104thJIMMYCORTES$291
105thARMANDOROJAS$291
106thJOHNSTEVENSON$291
107thDAVIDREEDER$291
108thARMANDOCAMEJO$291