Grinding With The Grinder
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi has been constantly climbing up the chip counts today and we decided to hang around him for a few hands to see how Mizrachi has been doing it.
Hand 1: Ben Martin opened from the small blind to 1,100 and Mizrachi called in the big blind. Martin then check-folded to a 1,300 bet from Mizrachi on a flop.
Hand 2: Martin opened to 1,100 from the button, but quickly folded when Mizrachi three-bet to 2,500 from the small blind.
Hand 3: Mizrachi had the button and saw the action fold around to him. He raised to 1,325. Paul Jenkinson three-bet to 3,200 from the small blind and Mizrachi tossed in the extra chips to call.
The flop witnessed a continuation bet of 3,200 from Jenkinson and a call from "The Grinder." Jenkinson then checked the turn and folded when Mizrachi bet 5,200.
Hand 4: Mizrachi opened to 1,325 from the cutoff when the action passed around to him. Patrick Sacrispeyre defended his big blind by calling. Sacrispeyre then check-called a 1,300 bet from Mizrachi. The dealer put the into play on the turn and Sacrispeyre checked again, but when Mizrachi bet 3,900 Sacrispeyre check-raised to 8,000. Mizrachi dwelled on his decision for 30 seconds before flicking his cards back to the dealer. Sacrispeyre showed Mizrachi, and the rest of the table, the .
Hand 5: Martin opened to 1,300 and Mizrachi called from the next seat over. Sacrispeyre called in the small blind and it was three-handed to the flop. It was checked over to Martin who bet 3,100. Both of Martin's opponents called. Theat was the last of the betting action as the trio checked the turn and river, Martin winning when he showed the .
Mizrachi now has 149,000 chips.