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Johannes Mueller Winner of Event #18 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Classic
Johannes Mueller claimed first place in Event 18 here at Borgata Winter Poker Open as part of a five-way chop. The big bets were 100,000 at that point, leaving only about 17 big bets total between the five survivors' stacks. Instead of rolling the dice on what basically amounted to a crapshoot, the players came to an agreeable deal.
Mueller had been the overwhelming chip leader with about half of the chips in play when the deal was made.
"Not bad for never playing in an Omaha tournament," he said.
By making the final table of Event 18: $560 Omaha Eight-or-Better Semi-Turbo here at Borgata Winter Poker Open, he notched his first top-10 finish in a recorded poker tournament since November 2006. He remembers his other deep runs well, and his enthusiasm is clear when he mentions them.
"My first final table was 10 years ago in Foxwoods," he said. "I had Charlie 'Scotty Warbucks' Shoten to my left. In 2006, I was facing off with Chris Reslock at the Taj."
So anonymous is Brady in the poker world that he doesn't even have a page in the Hendon Mob database. His profile on Card Player's database has some of his cashes and some cashes from another David Brady from Nebraska.
That's just the way the Roseland, N.J., native likes it at the poker table. He said he finished in the top half in the $1,000 six-max tournament yesterday despite playing with tables populated by tough professionals. His strategy? Play on his image.
"I actually wore a suit yesterday so I could get that image going," he said of looking like a well-off amateur. "I want them to think I'm a rock, then when there's a raise and a call and I come in for six-times that, they give me credit.
"It's almost like that 'Kill Phil,'" he said, referencing the famous poker book in which Blair Rodman and Lee Nelson advocated extremely aggressive play to increase variance when playing against expert opponents.
Brady isn't able to play many tournaments due to his work as an actuary for AIG. He said he only plays about three tournaments per year. He's trying to make a splash here and follow in the footsteps of co-worker Josh Spiegleman, who finished fifth in the main event here at Borgata Winter Poker Open in 2006.
Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-or-Better is his favorite game, Brady said. He also enjoys PLO and H.O.R.S.E. He'll have to focus on his limit game right now, but he does get one added bonus tonight.
"I'm driving Allen Kessler bonkers," he said with a laugh.
Bob Lynch lost most of his stack when he put a chunk in preflop and on the flop with against an opponent who held and flopped a three. The three stood up for high and nobody made a low.
The next hand, he was all in for less than the small blind. Allen Kessler called from late position, and the Dave Brady pushed all in for an additional 6,000 in the big blind. Kessler called.
Kessler:
Brady:
Lynch:
The board ran out , giving Kessler the high with a boat and Brady the low with a seven-deuce.
Johannes Mueller leads the final 15 players in the Omaha Eight-or-Better Semi-Turbo event. Bets are now 10,000-20,000. Allen Kessler remains in the field with about 70,000.
Thirty-six players remain in the Omaha Eight-or-Better Semi-Turbo event, and bets are currently at 8,000-16,000. No player really stands out as having significantly more chips than the others, as many of the stacks appear to be pretty close to having roughly 10 big bets.
against an opponent who held 
and flopped a three. The three stood up for high and nobody made a low.
, giving Kessler the high with a boat and Brady the low with a seven-deuce.
