Gregor Muller topped the 706-player field in Event #67 ($500 Limit Hold’em) of the 2020 World Series of Poker Online to walk away with just a shade more than $45,000 and his first ever WSOP bracelet.

With two players eliminated on the final table bubble, the final table ended up starting with eight players rather than nine.

It took Hong Kong Nguyen four bets to get the last of his stack nto the pot in a hand with Michiel Van Elsacker. Nguyen held while Van Elsacker had . Neither player connected with the flop, turn, or river and Nguyen was out in eighth place.

It took more than 15 minutes before the next elimination happened and once again it was Van Elsacker doing the work. Van Elsacker and Michael Schwartz got in three bets apiece before flop. After the flop, Van Elsacker bet and then called when Schwartz bet his last 226,138. Schwartz showed for the second nut flush draw while Van Elsacker had for top set. Neither the turn or river were any help to Schwartz and he was eliminated in seventh.

Just a few minutes later Brazil’s Brunno Botteon assumed the chip lead after eliminating an opponent. Botteon raised from the button, Drew Soik folded his small blind but Davide Suriano defended his big. Suriano checked the flop to Botteon who put in a bet. Suriano raised and Botteon re-raised behind and Suriano moved all in and Botteon called. Suriano showed for top pair and Botteon tabled for second pair. The turn put Botteon ahead and though Suriano’s hand improved on the river, his two pair wasn’t good enough to avoid a sixth place result.

Botteon found another victim 15 minutes later. The Brazilian threw in a raise from UTG and Soil re-raised from the cutoff. Botteon put in another raise and Soik called all in in. Soik was in good shape with against the of Botteon. The flop gave Botteon top pair and Soik couldn’t catch an ace through the turn or river and was sent to the rail in fifth.

Van Elsacker, a GGPoker Twitch streamer, was the next player eliminated and once again, Botteon was the benefactor. Van Elsacker raised from the button before Botteon and Anmol Srivats defended their blinds. After the flop, Botteon bet, Srivats got out of the way, and Van Elsacker moved all in. Botteon called and showed while Van Elsacker had . The turn changed nothing but Botteon made a pair of queens on the river to end Van Elacker’s run with a fourth place finish.

It took 10 minutes to go from three-handed play to heads up. Muller raised from the button and Srivats re-raised from the big blind. Muller raised again and Srivats bet his last 866,590 and Muller called. Srivats showed and Muller tabled . The flop gave Muller two pair. Neither the turn or river was any help for Srivats and he was out in third.

Muller had the tiniest possible lead when heads up play began with just 44 total bets in play. The pair battled for over 30 minutes bfore Muller finally ended Botteon’s attempt at becoming the fifth Brazilian to win a WSOP bracelet this year. Muller opened from the button and Botteon fired back a raise. Muller continued the raising and Botteon called all in for 133,160. Botton showed to Muller’s . The flop gave Botteon hope for a double-up, but the turn was the to give Muller control once more. The river changed nothing and Botteon was eliminated in second place leaving Muller to collect the first place score of $45,102 and the WSOP bracelet.

Final Table Payouts

1. Gregor Muller – $45,102
2. Brunno Botteon – $41,855
3. Anmol Srivats – $30,680
4. Michiel Van Elsacker – $22,488
5. Drew Soik – $16,484
6. Davide Suriano – $12,082
7. Michael Schwartz – $8,856
8. Hong Kong Nguyen – $6,492
9. Ken Okada – $4,758