Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event Day 1a | 2025 World Series of Poker

“I probably played better than the last three I won. Everything went my way this tournament. I was always at the top of the leaderboard, never really got short, and probably played my best overall.”

That's what Michael Mizrachi had to say after he cruised to victory in Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

Already sharing the record for most $50,000 Poker Players Championship victories with Brian Rast, Mizrachi now stands alone after capturing his historic fourth title on Saturday at the 2025 World Series of Poker. "The Grinder" conquered the 107-entry field, earning $1,331,322 from the $5,162,750 prize pool and further cementing his legacy as the event's most dominant force.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Morisson	1,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Ari Oxman	1,728,000 1,728,000	1,728,000
Michael Danley	1,500,800 1,500,800	1,500,800
Paul Vang	1,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Terry Kim	1,330,000 1,330,000	1,330,000
Touichi Yanagikawa	1,220,000 1,220,000	1,220,000
David Fhima	1,192,000 1,192,000	1,192,000
Arkadiusz Rusak	1,180,000 1,180,000	1,180,000
Naoki Kuwahara	1,180,000 1,180,000	1,180,000
Trung Pham	1,068,000 1,068,000	1,068,000
Yuan Lei	1,043,000 1,043,000	1,043,000
Michael Newman	1,010,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Sean Berrios	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Thomas Nasuti	985,000 985,000	985,000
Vincent Moscati	974,000 974,000	974,000
Vanik Azizian	950,000 950,000	950,000
Joshua Mlinek	902,000 902,000	902,000
Eduardo Kim	900,000 900,000	900,000
Benjamin Scrogins	891,000 891,000	891,000
Kaito Mori	880,000 880,000	880,000

Player

Chips

Progress

1,900,000

1,728,000

1,500,800

1,500,000

1,330,000

1,220,000

1,192,000

1,180,000

1,180,000

1,068,000

1,043,000

1,010,000

1,000,000

985,000

974,000

950,000

902,000

900,000

891,000

880,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Daune Fernandez	2,670,000 2,670,000	2,670,000

Brandon Morisson	2,500,035 600,035	600,035
Liran Betito	2,480,000 2,480,000	2,480,000
Kevin Naegelen	2,410,000 2,410,000	2,410,000
Pedro Madeira	2,270,000 2,270,000	2,270,000
Ari Oxman	2,185,000 457,000	457,000
Robbie Bull	2,155,000
Gregory Fournier	2,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Zhen Chen	1,820,000 1,820,000	1,820,000
Dmitrii Tammeoia	1,775,000 1,775,000	1,775,000
Chang Huang	1,760,000 1,760,000	1,760,000
Benjamin Scrogins	1,700,000 809,000	809,000
Christopher Viox	1,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Pengcheng Li	1,685,000 1,685,000	1,685,000
Felipe Campins	1,655,000 1,655,000	1,655,000
Giovanny Ocampo	1,650,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
David Fhima	1,620,000 428,000	428,000
Julio Delgado	1,585,000 1,585,000	1,585,000
Touichi Yanagikawa	1,565,000 345,000	345,000
Abilio Neto	1,540,000 1,540,000	1,540,000
Calvin Chan	1,515,000 1,515,000	1,515,000
Gregory Giannokostas	1,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Michael Newman	1,465,000 455,000	455,000
Eduardo Recarte	1,465,000 1,465,000	1,465,000
John Richards	1,440,000 1,440,000	1,440,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Daune Fernandez

2,670,000

Brandon Morisson

2,500,035

600,035

2,480,000

2,410,000

2,270,000

2,185,000

457,000

2,155,000

2,000,000

1,820,000

1,775,000

1,760,000

1,700,000

809,000

1,700,000

1,685,000

1,655,000

1,650,000

1,620,000

428,000

Julio Delgado

1,585,000

Touichi Yanagikawa

1,565,000

345,000

1,540,000

1,515,000

1,500,000

1,465,000

455,000

Eduardo Recarte

1,465,000

John Richards

1,440,000

Day 1a of Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em drew in a bumper crowd of 4,077 entrants, almost two-thirds of last year's 6,076 turnout, with another flight remaining. Of those starters, only 318 bagged and tagged their chips at the close of play, with Duane Fernandez (2,670,000) finding his name at the top of the overnight chip counts.

Israel's Liran Betito, who finished runner-up in Event #34: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em, shoveled 2,480,000 into his bag, which is enough for third place on the Day 1a leaderboard.

Pedro Madeira (2,270,000), Ari Oxman (2,185,000), and Robbie Bull (2,155,000) also bagged top ten stacks.

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Daune Fernandez	Canada	2,670,000	67
2	Brandon Morisson	United States	2,500,000	63
3	Liran Betito	Israel	2,480,000	62
4	Kevin Naegelen	France	2,410,000	60
5	Pedro Madeira	Brazil	2,270,000	57
6	Ari Oxman	United States	2,185,000	55
7	Robbie Bull	United Kingdom	2,155,000	54
8	Gregory Fournier	France	2,000,000	50
9	Zhen Chen	China	1,820,000	46
10	Dmitrii Tammeoia	Russia	1,775,000	44

Also through to Day 2 are the likes of John Richards (1,440,000), Valentino Konkachiev (1,125,000), Shai Zurr (900,000), Jeremy Wien (825,000), Antonin Teisseire (655,000), Andrew Moreno (545,000), Pei Li (425,000), Tommy Nguyen (315,000), David Simon (290,000), Shawn Buchanan (280,000), and Dara O'Kearney (60,000).

Three-time bracelet winner Dutch Boyd didn't make it through to day's end, and neither did 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker, who bowed out before the overnight chip bags were distributed. They and the other players eliminated on Day 1a have the option to fire again Monday.

Day 1b shuffles up and deals at 10 a.m. local time on June 30, with players attempting to navigate through the same 22 levels. A massive crowd is expected. Will you be part of it? Remember, PokerNews traditional coverage of this event begins on Day 2.

Tags: Andrew Moreno Antonin Teisseire Ari Oxman Chris Moneymaker Dara O'Kearney David Simon Duane Fernandez Dutch Boyd Jeremy Wien John Richards Michael Lieb Pedro Madeira Pei Li Robbie Bull Shai Zurr Shawn Buchanan Tommy Nguyen Valentino Konkchiev