It’s onerous to win even one World Collection of Poker bracelet in a single yr, not to mention successful three in three years, however that’s what Sean Troha achieved this week in Las Vegas. Additionally, Robert Mizrachi joins his brother Michael within the five-bracelet membership by turning into a three-time WSOP champion.
Three in a row
It’s a visit, journey, triple for Ohio’s Sean Troha, who gained his third WSOP bracelet in as a few years. And he did it by once more turning into a WSOP champion, this time within the $10,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha Hello-Lo 8 or Higher Championship. Apart from his third bracelet, he gained $536,713, pushing his WSOP booty over the $2 million mark.
Troha first grow to be a WSOP Champ by taking down the $10,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha 8-handed Championship in 2021 for $1,246,770.
In between the 2 championship, he gained a $1,500 Pot-Restrict Omaha occasion in 2022 for $298,192.
The 2024 Pot-Restrict Omaha Hello-Lo 8 or Higher Championship attracted 259, who constructed a prize pool of $2,408,700. The highest 39 cashed and included Phil Ivey, Jesse Lonis, Scott Seiver, Alex Foxen, Viktor Bloom, and Jeff Madsen.
Seiver additionally joined the 5 WSOP bracelet membership with a win final week.
Troha additionally has two WSOP Circuit rings which he gained inside 4 days of one another at a 2014 Collection in Chicago in October. The primary was in a $580 Pot-Restrict Omaha occasion, whereas the second was in a $1,125 no-limit maintain’em contest.
He advised a WSOP reporter that he plans on enjoying all of the Pot-Restrict Omaha he can this Collection.
5 for Robert Mizrachi
Robert Mizrachi joined his brother, Michael, as a member of the 5 WSOP bracelet society after successful the $10,000 Vendor’s Alternative Championship for $333,045. It’s his third bracelet in occasions the WSOP labels as championships — $10,000 stud championship ($242,662) in 2017 and $10,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha championship ($768,889) in 2007 are the opposite two.
He additionally has two victories in $1,500 occasions: 2014 Vendor’s Alternative for $147,092 and a Pot-Restrict Omaha Hello-Lo 8 or Higher occasion in 2015 for $251,022.
He now has 98 cashes in WSOP occasions for greater than $4.6 million. His lifetime poker match complete is round $9.3 million.
And similar to that, Robert is all caught up along with his brother, Michael, who’s a three-time $50,000 Gamers Champion (2010, 2012, 2018). Despite the fact that Michael has 10 much less WSOP cashes to his identify, he’s beating his youthful brother by $5.1 million.
And Robert is over $8 million behind Michael in lifetime cashes. One other distinction: All however one in every of Michael’s WSOP victories had been price north of $1 million.
Michael’s fraternal twin, Eric, remains to be trying to find his first piece of WSOP {hardware}. Don’t sweat it, Eric, most of us are.
