Muehloecker Moves Atop the Leaderboard
Level 20
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Thomas Muehloecker raised to 260,000 under the gun with A♠Q♥ and Johan Guilbert called in the hijack holding 3♠3♥.
Muehloecker checked the A♦10♦2♦ flop and Guilbert bet 120,000. Muehloecker called with his pair of aces, and the Q♠ fell on the turn to improve him to two pair.
Both players checked to the 9♥ river, where Muehloecker led out for 780,000. Guilbert folded and Muehloecker took the pot to take over the chip lead.