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Greg Mueller is a Canadian poker player and former professional ice hockey player who has won three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. The Swiss-born star is an imposing figure, standing 1.95m (6ft 5in). Not including his 2026 WSOP Main Event payment, Mueller has more than $3.5 million in live poker tournament cashes.
Heading into the final table of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, Mueller has a 48,500,000 stack, enough for fourth place when the action resumes.
Greg Mueller Poker Background
Mueller began playing professional ice hockey in 1992, and during one of many long road trips, he discovered poker. After retiring from hockey in 2000, Mueller began taking poker more seriously and began playing tournaments.
He enjoyed his first six-figure score in March 2006, banking $142,285 for a fourth-place finish in the $5,000 WPT World Poker Challenge in Reno. At the 2007 WSOP, Mueller was the runner-up in the $5,000 World Championship Mixed Hold'em event, which came with a new career-high of $328,554.
Mueller was the bridesmaid again at the 2008 WSOP, finishing second in a $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout for $298,638. He captured his first and second bracelets at the 2029 WSOP, triumphing in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship ($460,841) and the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout ($194,909).
His third bracelet came in 2019 when he won the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship for $425,347, the second -largest cash of his poker career.
Mueller is now guaranteed $1 million for reaching the 2026 WSOP Main Event final table and has a legitimate shot at the $10 million top prize.
Greg Mueller 2026 WSOP Main Event
Mueller entered the 2026 WSOP Main Event on Day 1d, ending with 100,000 chips from a 60,000 starting stack. Day 2d was something of a grind, but Mueller still added another 75,000 chips to his stack.
Day 3 is when Mueller soared up the chip count, starting the day with 175,000 chips but ending it with 1,124,000.
Mueller then enjoyed a remarkable penultimate day, turning his 13,200,000 stack into 48,500,000. He flopped the nuts with queen-jack and was handsomely paid by Daniel Savas, who held a pair of five in the hole. Mueller then sent Romain Lewis to the rail in 17th place when his aces held against the Frenchman's pocket kings before he doubled through Rami Hammoud with jacks against nines.
Late into Day 8, Mueller's queens held against Michael Gagliano's ace-king to propel Mueller up the counts. He peaked at around 62,000,000 chips before ending the night bagging 48,500,000, enough for fourth place when the final table action resumes.
| Day | Chip Count | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1d | 100,000 | 936/3,638 |
| 2d | 175,000 | 735/2,034 |
| 3 | 1,124,000 | 41/1,389 |
| 4 | 1,500,000 | 118/533 |
| 5 | 4,415,000 | 40/174 |
| 6 | 10,000,000 | 24/62 |
| 7 | 13,200,000 | 19/21 |
| 8 | 48,500,000 | 4/9 |
2026 WSOP Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Jumalon | United States | 194,000,000 | 129 |
| 2 | Rami Hammoud | Canada | 79,000,000 | 53 |
| 3 | Jamie Shaevel | United States | 56,000,000 | 37 |
| 4 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 48,500,000 | 32 |
| 5 | Michael Gagliano | United States | 46,500,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Mario Boos | France | 44,000,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Lauri Saaskilahti | Finland | 37,500,000 | 25 |
| 8 | Han Feng | United States | 25,000,000 | 17 |
| 9 | Evagoras Evagorou | Cyprus | 22,500,000 | 15 |
