Sorel Mizzi was the poker coach for November Nine member Matt Jarvis. It was Mizzi’s hope to coach Jarvis all the way to the win at the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, however, Jarvis fell short and was eliminated in eighth place.
When asked about the relationship he has with Jarvis, Mizzi explained, “Basically it started around the World Series of Poker Europe … that’s where we met. We played a cash game together, coincidentally it was with Grinder as well. We kind of talked about the possibility of me helping him out and coaching him. When I first played with him and first saw him play I was surprised at how much talent he actually had. I was also happy that we had similar styles.”
Mizzi is an accomplished professional poker player, but does not own any WSOP or WPT hardware and has never made a final table at the WPT, but has three World Series of Poker final tables to his name. His best Main Event finish came in 2007 where he finished 208th. Mizzi, however, does have an excellent resume of cashing in tournaments and his estimated live tournament earnings actually exceed $2.5 million. He is also known for his online poker exploits, having won the Event #7 of FTOPS III, a $216 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament that won him over $90,000. He also won Event #8 of FTOPS IV for almost $41,000. He also has a win in the PokerStars SCOOP tournament series.
Sorel Mizzi was asked about having a strong foundation of friends in the poker industry. He stated, “I think it’s one of the most important things. It’s one of those things that is how I got my start. I found players and I tried to pick their brains. You know, it’s like anything in life, that’s the best way of learning, you find mentors. At least, for me, finding people where you want to be and try to pick their brains as much as possible.”
