Mizrachi Flourishing in Short-Handed Play
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WIth those last two pots, Michael Mizrachi has jumped out to a nice lead over his two opponents. Short-stacked only a bit more than an hour ago, Mizrachi has found a new gear during three-handed play and is taking full advantage of his wealth of short-handed no-limit hold'em experience. Oppenheim may be a frequent presence in the "Big Game," but is not known as much for his no-limit hold'em game as he is for his world-class talent in limit games, especially stud. Vladimir Schmelev is also a mixed-games specialist and plays regularly in the biggest cash games in his native St. Petersburg, Russia, but has little in the way of NLHE tournament results. Still both players are managing to hold their own in the face of Mizrachi's aggression.