WSOP 2025 Day 33 Recap: Michael Mizrachi Wins PPC, Alex Wilkinson Takes Down $10K 2-7 Triple Draw Championship

Michale Mizrachi took center stage at the World Series of Poker and made some history on Saturday, finishing on top of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the fourth time in his career.

Two more players grabbed wins as well, with Alex Wilkinson taking the title in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship and Yilong Wang winning Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem. Here’s a look at some of the other events from the Horseshoe and Paris casinos in Las Vegas.

Record Fourth PPC Win Heads to Michael Mizrachi

After winning Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, Michael Mizrachi (pictured above) pulled away from the pack as the only person to win the prestigious tournament four times. The poker pro from Hollywood, Florida, also won the event in 2010, 2012, and 2018.  He secured $1.3 million in the latest PPC and has seven career bracelets and about $19 million in live tournament winnings.

The tournament drew 107 entries and “the Grinder” built a massive chip lead when play reached three-handed against Bryn Kenney (runner-up, $887,542) and Esther Taylor (third, $595,136). Mizrachi said that things went his way through most of the tournament.

“I probably played better than the last three I won,” he noted afterward. “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.”

Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship final table results

Alex Wilkinson Scores Bracelet in $10K Deuce to Seven Championship

After entering the day fifth in chips, Alex WIlkinson climbed the chip stacks and eventually landed his first bracelet and $333,054 in Event #71: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship. The player from Lafayette, California, previously had only $122,897 in live tournament winnings and greatly increased that.

Wilkinson’s father WIl Wilkinson has eight final table appearances and $1.2 million in series winnings dating back to 1994, but had never won a bracelet. The family now has some series hardware and the younger WIlkinson was pleased to reach the finish line in an event that brought in 141 players for a $1.3 million prize pool.

“It was a long three-handed battle and I’m a little tired, but I feel good. I’m happy,” he said. “I don’t know if I deserve to be the first one, but I am. I’ll take it.”

Event #71: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship final table results

Yilong Wang Takes Down $3K NLH

China’s Yilong Wang found the winner’s circle in Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem, taking home his first bracelet and $830,685 in an event that attracted 2,338 entries for a $6.2 million prize pool. The win came after facing a 2-to-1 chip disadvantage against runner-up Ran Ilani. He was grateful to see things turn around for the victory.

“For like seven or eight years I played online (and live) a lot and it just kind of felt like I got unlucky every time, but this time I was lucky enough to get a bracelet,” he said.

Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em final table results

Shiina Okamoto Looking for Back-to-Back Wins in Ladies Championship

Just seven players remain in Event #70: $1,000 Ladies Championship with 2024 winner Shiina Okamoto leading the field and looking to go back to back. Juliet Hegedus sits just behind her after also finishing Day 2 in the same spot. The tournament brought in 1,368 players for a $1.2 million prize pool and the winner takes home $184,094.

Event #70: $1,000 Ladies Championship final table

Final 14 Players Reached in $1,500 Eight Game Mix

Romania’s Narcis Nedelcu leads the final 14 players remaining in Event #73: $1,500 Eight Game Mix, which produced a field of 789 entries for a $1 million prize pool. The winner scores $184,682, and     Italy’s Walter Treccarichi returns in second position. Others returning include Nicolas Milgrom, three-time bracelet winner Xixiang Luo, bracelet winner Scott Abrams, and two-time bracelet winner Steve Billirakis.

Event #73: $1,500 Eight Game Mix

Plenty of Big Names in the Hunt After First Day of $10K PLO Championship

The first day of action in Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship saw the field whittled down from 793 players to just 294 returning for Day 2. The Netherlands’ Javier Francort (565,500) returns as the chip leader with two-time bracelet winner Ben Lamb just behind him in second with 484,500.

A few others remaining in the field include two-time bracelet winner Dennis Weiss, five-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi, bracelet winner Michael Rocco, three-time bracelet winner Alex Foxen, two-time bracelet winnerScott Bohlman, Kane Kalas, and 2013 Main Event winner Ryan Riess.

Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

Gladiators of Poker Heads to Day 2 After Record Field

Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker saw the largest of the four starting flights on Saturday. The event brought in 8,485 entries to help make this the largest Gladiators event in history with a total of 24,629 entries. The UK’s Karl Cooper finished as the Day 1D chip leader and Sweden’s Oscar Peleg leads the combined field with 7,285,000.

Day 2 kicks off on Sunday with 812 returning players including Terrance Reid (1,750,000), Ernest Bennett (1,005,000), Barry Greenstein (545,000), and David Oppenheim (1,330,000).

Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker combined chip counts