Player Of The Year

Anyone surely has heard of Michael Mizrachi of the poker world. As he rapidly gains popularity in the poker community, he deemed himself able to consistently defend his title as the 2006 Best Poker Player by the Card Magazine.

During the Fiesta al Lago Poker Tournament, Michael made a statement of any individual in a competition; that is to be of a superior level or to achieve superiority among his counterparts. In January and February of 2006, he played in different tournaments to display his skill and to acquire some money for his family's expenses enough for the whole year. Experts coined it, "running good", where Michael in his two specific months played at the top of his ability and gave a flawless poker performance. As with any other years when he started to play poker, 2006 is no different.

He's goal of qualifying in Player of the year started as early as January of 2006 when he managed to accumulate points to place second in the World Poker Open. Following this success, he then flew to LA for the LA Poker Classic that he placed second in the preliminary event, an addition to his points to qualify in the Player of the Year award.

In the month of March to June, Michael Mizrachi scored only three points from the NBC National Heads up Championship that is less points to be near the Player of the Year Award. As the competition in poker starts to grind Michael's ability seriously, a new threat of a professional poker player arrived in the name of Nam Le, a close friend of Michael who was able to capture the Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship. However, the month of April somehow blessed Michael as he finishes high in the World Series Poker Tournament Circuit and the Mirage Poker Showdown and winning in the Mandalay Bay Poker Championship. This added to his points and eventually earns him the lead.

July came and Michael Mizrachi experienced his down sides as a poker player. He got a 1,500 US dollars pot-limit hold'em event that made him finish as the 54th placer earning him no points in the Player of the Year Award. Eager to redeem himself in the zero points he got, August came and he won the Bellagio II Cup Tournament, a major game where he managed to outwit a 462-player field. This win is the major win he got in the past six months playing poker and gave him 960 points for the award.

For the months of September to November, different players emerged victorious in different poker tournaments that competed in the Player of the Year Award. Michael Mizrachi, playing at his peak time was able to grab some championship titles that made him one of the strongest contenders in the award.

December of 2006 marked the lone tournament that will determine the Player of the Year. The World Poker Finals would determine the winner based on the consistency of winning points garnered throughout the year and beating most of the good and bad players in the world of poker. The last poker tournament made Michael Mizrachi as the Player of the Year that he always wanted since the beginning. Being awarded the POY award, Michael can say that it is the greatest achievements he received so far.