Event #84: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
Event #84: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
Even after his dream of winning a World Series of Poker gold bracelet came true on a day that didn't exist until it did, Myles Mullaly did not celebrate emphatically.
After rolling through Event #84: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em, surviving an untold number of all-ins and winning more than his mathematical share of flips, Mullaly seemed as chill as he did during the two days of sterling play in Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Mullaly, a professional player from New York, who resides in Las Vegas, bested a field of 1,213 entries that generated a huge $5,579,800 prize pool.
"It feels really good, but it's shocking really, and I can't really believe it," Mullaly said after he overcame a huge chip deficit in heads-up play against Pete Chen to claim the first-place prize of $593,601, the biggest payday of his career.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myles Mullaly | United States | $593,601 |
| 2 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | $395,664 |
| 3 | Endrit Geci | United Kingdom | $281,425 |
| 4 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | $202,835 |
| 5 | Yohwan Lim | South Korea | $148,164 |
| 6 | Gansukh Sandagsuren | Mongolia | $109,708 |
| 7 | Daniel Tafur | Spain | $82,360 |
| 8 | Christian Harder | United States | $62,699 |
Mullaly said he felt a WSOP victory was coming, but wasn't sure after some close calls.
"I made a couple deep runs, but haven't gotten to the finish line," Mullaly said. "It just happened to work out today. I just ran really hot. An unbelievable run."
Mullaly, who according to The Hendon Mob has more than $1.7 million in career earnings, finished fifth in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em event a little over a week ago.
He stated he won at least 20 all-ins on Day 1, against just one loss. He was at his most desperate in a hand against three-time bracelet winner Jason Daly, with Mullaly's pocket threes coming out on top of Daly's pocket nines all-in preflop.
With near equal stacks, Mullaly's tournament would have been all but over with a loss there.
A Day 2 was added to the event, with eight players back for the final table. Chen, who has two WSOP bracelets and career earnings over more than $5 million, held a ginormous lead, with about 40 percent of the chips in play.
But he was quiet early on while others were mixing it up. The shorter stacks were knocked out in short order.
With four players left, Mullaly briefly grabbed the chip lead by winning a huge three-way pot with Chen and Najeem Ajez, who was eliminated in the hand.
Chen then fought back and took control going into heads-up play, as he had a massive chip lead (51,000,000 to 8,500,000) after knocking out Endrit Geci.
But from that point, Mullaly didn't lose a hand.
He doubled up on the second hand with a nasty gutshot straight on the river to get it going, and rolled to victory from there.
"There were just points where I couldn't lose a hand," Mullaly said. "It was meant to be."
That will conclude coverage of Event #79: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the exciting updates on the ground of the 2026 WSOP, especially the $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship!
After returning for an added day, the wait was worthwhile for Myles Mullaly as he outlasted the final table to win his first career WSOP bracelet. Mullaly topped a field of 1,213 entries to earn $593,601 plus bounties, defeating Pete Chen heads-up for the title.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the action, along with reaction from the champion.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myles Mullaly | United States | $593,601 |
| 2 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | $395,664 |
| 3 | Endrit Geci | United Kingdom | $281,425 |
| 4 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | $202,835 |
| 5 | Yohwan Lim | South Korea | $148,164 |
| 6 | Gansukh Sandagsuren | Mongolia | $109,708 |
| 7 | Daniel Tafur | Spain | $82,360 |
| 8 | Christian Harder | United States | $62,699 |
Pete Chen limped on the button, and Myles Mullaly raised to 3,600,000 in the big blind. Chen four-bet all in, and Mullaly called for a chance to end the tournament.
Pete Chen: A♠8♦
Myles Mullaly: 9♣9♦
Mullaly finished with a full house on the 7♠10♦10♥9♠6♠ runout, completed the quick comeback to send Chen out in the runner-up position.
Pete Chen announced all in on the button, and Myles Mullaly made the call putting his tournament at risk.
Myles Mullaly: A♦9♠
Pete Chen: K♥8♣
Mullaly was the only one to improve on the 2♥9♣J♠A♣Q♦ board, earning another double to take control of the heads-up match.
On the second hand of heads-up play, Myles Mullaly moved all in from the button and was called by Pete Chen.
Myles Mullaly: J♦7♦
Pete Chen: A♣7♥
Myles was in huge trouble, but the flop 8♥3♣10♠ did give him a gutshot straight draw.
The turn of the 5♥ was no help, but the 9♥ river was what he needed to stay alive.
Level: 38
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Pete Chen raised all in from the small blind. Endrit Geci made the call from the big blind with less.
Endrit Geci: Q♥6♠
Pete Chen: K♣J♣
Behind from the start, Geci got no help in the runout, as Chen flopped two pair and won on a full board of K♦9♣J♠8♠5♦.
Pete Chen opened to 2,000,000 on the button, and Myles Mullaly replied with a three-bet in the big blind to 6,000,000. Chen called, and Mullaly led out for 1,400,000 on the J♣A♠3♦ flop.
Chen called, the Mullaly fired 5,500,000 on the 8♦ turn. Chen slid in another call, and the Q♣ river completed the board. Mullaly bet 7,000,000, and Chen announced all in.
That sent Mullaly deep into the tank, taking several minutes before letting his hand go. That saw Chen take down a massive pot, building a big chip lead.
Myles Mullaly called in the small blind, and Pete Chen checked his big blind option. Mullaly checked the 9♦3♦7♥ flop, and Chen checked back.
Another pair of checks followed the 10♦ turn, and the dealer flipped over the 7♦ river. Mullaly fired 1,000,000 into the middle, but folded when Chen raised to 3,000,000 to claim the pot.