U heads up borbi na WSOP 50k Players Championshipu s Vladimirom Schmelevom, u zadnjoj ruci turnira, Michael je odigrao all-in sa Q-5, a Schmelev je imao Q-8. Na boardu je bilo 9-6-4-5-4 te je tako je Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi osvojio naslov. Schmelev je osvojio drugo mjesto i $963,375. Michael je osvojio naslov, WSOP narukvicu i $1,559,043.
Event #2: $50k Players' Championship:
1. Michael Mizrachi $1.559.046
2. Vladimir Shmelev $963.375
3. David Oppenheim $603.348
4. John Juanda $436.865
5. Robert Mizrachi $341.429
6. David Baker $272.275
7. Daniel Alaei $221.105
8. Mikael Thuritz $182.463