We didn't pick up the action until the turn on a board reading . Joe Cruz had jammed his last 105,000 or so holding the and ran smack dab into Pete Kaemmerlen's . Apparently Kaemmerlen had gotten sneaky by flatting preflop.
Anyway, the failed to help Cruz on the river and he was dispatched in ninth place for $4,062.
Prior to the 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge, Managing Editor Brett Collson put together a list of players to watch at the series, which included Johannes Mueller. Here is what he wrote:
Mueller knows how to navigate a field. According to the Hendon Mob, Mueller has 21 live tournament cashes to his credit. He made the final table in 11 of those tournaments, including the Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event last year (he finished fourth for $14,558). Mueller's first tournament win came a month later at the SuperStacks Hold'em Series at Turning Stone, and he kept the momentum going by winning a side event at the Borgata Winter Poker Open in January. Last month he placed seventh in a $1,100 Fallsview Poker Classic event for $18,134. That tournament was eventually won by red-hot tournament pro Mike Leah.
Mueller proved Collson right by making the final table here in the Main Event, but unfortunately his deep run came to an end in eighth place. In his final hand, Mueller moved all in from early position for 94,000 and Andre Smith called from the big blind.
Mueller:
Smith:
Mueller got it in great, but the flop evened things up a bit as Smith picked up a flush draw. The turn completed it, and Mueller was drawing dead headed to the river.
Mueller, ever the gentleman, had three final words... "Good luck everyone."
It was a quick fall from grace for Pete Kaemmerlen. Not long ago he was sitting with more than a million in chips, but not he's sitting on the rail.
After losing a big pot to Bob De Wolfe, who hit runner-runner straight, Kaemmerlen played a big pot against Andre Smith.
We picked up the action on a flop with around 150,000 in the pot when Smith led out for 70,000 from the small blind and Travell Thomas folded from middle position. Kaemmerlen then raised to 205,000 from the button, which prompted Smith to move all in. Kaemmerlen, who had about 300,000 or so back, called off.
Kaemmerlen:
Smith:
Smith had flopped the nuts, and the table seemed surprised he had led out with it. The turn left Kaemmerlen drawing dead, and after the was put out on the river, Smith was pushed the massive pot.
"I donk bet the nuts for G-Money," Smith told us after the hand. G-Money will know what it means.
In the latest hand, Bob De Wolfe raised to 46,000 under the gun and Nicholas Walker called from the big blind. Walker then led out for 40,000 on the flop, De Wolfe called, and both players checked the turn. When the river put four hearts out on the board, Walker bet 50,000 and De Wolfe folded.
Kyle Gray opened for 45,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Andre Smith on the button. Nicholas Walker then three-bet to 114,000 from the small blind, Gay moved all in for 204,000 more, and Smith got out of the way. Walker hit the tank for a bit, during which time he tried to coax some information from Gay, and then wound up making the call.
Gray:
Walker:
Even had they not gotten it in preflop, we're guessing they would have on the flop. Walker flopped top two pair, but of course it was behind the top set of Gay. The turn left Walker drawing dead, and after the was put out on the river, Gay was pushed the pot.
Louis Aquilina opened for 50,000 under the gun and Bob De Wolfe looked him up from the small blind. De Wolfe then led out for 60,000 on the flop, Aquilina min-raised to 60,000, and De Wolfe called, which brought about the turn.
De Wolfe led out for another 60,000, but this time he folded when Aquilina raised all in.
. Joe Cruz had jammed his last 105,000 or so holding the 
and ran smack dab into Pete Kaemmerlen's 
. Apparently Kaemmerlen had gotten sneaky by flatting preflop.
failed to help Cruz on the river and he was dispatched in ninth place for $4,062.
flop evened things up a bit as Smith picked up a flush draw. The 
turn completed it, and Mueller was drawing dead headed to the 
river.
flop with around 150,000 in the pot when Smith led out for 70,000 from the small blind and Travell Thomas folded from middle position. Kaemmerlen then raised to 205,000 from the button, which prompted Smith to move all in. Kaemmerlen, who had about 300,000 or so back, called off.
turn left Kaemmerlen drawing dead, and after the 
was put out on the river, Smith was pushed the massive pot.
flop, De Wolfe called, and both players checked the 
turn. When the 
was put out on the river, Gay was pushed the pot.
flop, Aquilina min-raised to 60,000, and De Wolfe called, which brought about the