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Brandon Mueller captured his first live Pot-Limit Omaha title after an extraordinary run of good fortune with pocket aces at the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open. The Pennsylvania native topped Event #8: $650 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, which drew 197 entries and created a $112,290 prize pool.
Mueller defeated Danny Chang heads-up to claim the $24,575 top prize, having entered the final day in second place before quickly seizing control. A three-way all-in pot in the opening level, won with aces against two strong drawing hands, propelled him to the chip lead, which he held for nearly the rest of the tournament.
Speaking to PokerNews after his win, Mueller admitted his unfamiliarity with the PLO format, joking that he did not know how he managed to win. He revealed that he was dealt aces seven times in the first nine hands of the day alone.
By his own count, Mueller picked up aces at least 14 times throughout the tournament, with the hand holding up all but once. That statistical anomaly proved decisive in cementing his dominant stack position.
The final table saw quick action early on, with players such as Piotr Sowinski, Brian Cole, Joseph Arena, Elan Chabi, Mario Damiao, Terence Beaman, and Mark Aridgides eliminated in succession. Aridgides, the start-of-day chip leader, finished third after his top pair fell to Mueller’s two pair.
In heads-up play, Mueller extended his advantage over Chang through disciplined value betting and well-timed bluff catches. The match ended when Chang’s river bluff was met with a snap call from Mueller, who had flopped trips with top kicker. Mueller now plans to continue competing throughout the Borgata’s ten-day schedule.
