Heads-up in the Players Championship: Mizrachi vs. Klodnicki

And it only took another hour to get to heads-up.
 
Las Vegas resident Andy Bloch finished third in the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship, earning $561,738.
 
That left Michael Mizrachi of Miami, known to the poker world as “The Grinder," and Chris Klodnicki of Philadelphia playing heads-up for title.
 
Mizrachi was the chip leader when heads-up began with 10.5 million in chips. Klodnicki had 5.7 million. The winner will receive $1.45 million while the runner-up earns $896,935.
 
This year’s Players Championship drew 108 competitors. The event requires participants to play a rotation of eight poker variations — Limit Hold’em; Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or better; Seven Card Razz; Seven Card Stud; Steve Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better; No Limit Hold’em; Pot Limit Omaha; and 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball.
 
Mizrachi is seeking to become the first player to win the event twice. He won the event in 2010, collecting almost $1.6 million when he topped a field of 116 players. That same year, Mizrachi reached the final table of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event, the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em World Championship, finishing fifth and earning $2.3 million.