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The World Series of Poker Europe’s Event 5, a split-format NLHE tournament with a staggering 10,300 Euro buy-in, played to completion on Saturday. Michael Mizrachi, aka The Grinder, emerged victorious from a field of 125 in the hotly-anticipated high roller event to win an incredible 336k Euro. Mizrachi’s latest win adds to his two existing WSOP victories and brings his career tournament earnings to $12 million, more than all but five players in poker history.

Mizrachi was in the middle of the back when the 16-handed heads-up round began. He defeated Kent Lundmark in a single hand, pushing all-in with K-K against 10-10 on a garbage board. He then defeated Brian Hastings, who had just defeated Erik Seidel. Despite Hastings’ momentum, Mizrachi was able to win the important pots and secure a semifinal battle with Roger Hairabedian of France.

The semifinal match lasted far longer than Mizrachi’s previous heads-up bouts. After several hours of whittling away at each other’s chip stacks, Mizrachi secured a straight on the turn to dominate trip fives, sending himself to the finals in the process.

Event 5 was ultimately decided in a heads-up battle between Mizrachi and Shawn Buchanan. Both players took second place in heads-up NLHE events at this past summer’s WSOP, and both were obviously seeking redemption. However, Mizrachi started with double Buchanan’s chips, and he used his extra betting power to his advantage.

Luck played a part in Mizrachi’s victory as well. The final hand had Buchanan calling with A-J to Mizrachi’s A-10, but the flop came down 10-6-3 and all but secured the win for Mizrachi. A 2 on both the turn and the river solidified the leaderboard. Shawn Buchanan received nearly 208k Euro for his runner-up finish, but there’s little doubt that the title was what mattered most to both players.