Greg Mueller Wins Event No. 50
Jun 28, '09
Greg Mueller Wins Event No. 50($194,854), Marc Naalden Finishes In Second Place($120,614)
It was a seesaw battle between Marc Naalden and Greg Mueller as both men traded the chip lead throughout their heads-up match. Both men were going for their second bracelet of the 2008 WSOP and Mueller was able to gain the upper hand late into the night and finish off Naalden.
Naalden raised to 80,000 from the button and Mueller made the call. The flop came down 10
43
and Mueller check-called Naalden’s 40,000 bet. The turn was the K
and Mueller checked again. Naalden fired 80,000 and Mueller pounced, raising to 160,000. Naalden raised one more time, putting himself all in and Mueller made the call.
Mueller showed K5
for top pair and Naalden showed K2 for the same hand with a weaker kicker. The river was the J and Mueller’s kicker played, giving him the hand and his second bracelet at this year’s WSOP. Mueller pocketed $194,854 for the win and he added his name to the list of double bracelet winners in 2009.
Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Marcus Naalden
Final Table Update: Joep Van Den Bijgaart Eliminated in 7th Place ($18,136)
Jun 28, '09
Blinds: 8,000-15,000, Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 572
Chip Counts:
1. Greg Mueller — 950,000
2. Marc Naalden — 840,000
3. Millie Shiu — 795,000
4. David Willimas — 375,000
5. Flaminio Malaguti — 340,000
6. Matt Sterling — 275,000
Average Chip Count: 429,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. Joep Van Den Bijgaart — $18,136
Big Hands
Joep Van Den Bijgaart Eliminated in 7th Place ($18,136)
Joep Van Den Bijgaart comes in for a raise from late position and Marc Naalden reraises from the big blind.
The flop comes A72, and Naalden bets out. Bijgaart raises all in and Naalden calls.
Bijgaart: Q8
Naalden: A10
Naalden flops top pair. The turn and river are the K and the 7, no help for Joep Van Den Bijgaart who is eliminated 7th place ($18,136).
Left in the Deck
The remaining 6 players will take a ninety-minute dinner break and return at approximately 8:00 pm PDT to continue play.
Player Tags: Marcus Naalden, Joep van den Bijgaart
Marcus Naalden moves all in preflop for 520,000 and Dag Martin Mikkelsen reraises all in to isolate. The plan works and the final two players flip up their cards:
Dag Martin Mikkelsen moves all in on a flop of 6