Mueller "Somehow" Holds with Aces to Take Out Two
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Blake Vogdes opened to 21,000 under the gun and Marc Geissel called on the button. In the big blind, Brandon Mueller potted to 88,000, and both opponents called.
On the Q♠10♦8♠ flop, Mueller led for pot of 276,000, Vodges raised all in for 289,000, and Geissel called all in for 229,000, much to the dismay of Mueller, holding "dogwater aces".
Blake Vogdes: A♠10♠7♥5♥
Marc Geissel: K♣J♣7♠6♠
Brandon Mueller: A♦A♣J♠10♣
Vodges had a pair with the nut flush draw, Giessel had an open-ender with a worse flush draw, but Mueller was still in the lead with aces.
The 7♣ turn improved Vodges to two pair, but the 8♦ river counterfeited him, leaving Mueller's aces best to scoop a massive pot and eliminate two players.