Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Greg Mueller (born on 2 June 1971 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland) is a German and Canadian professional poker player and former professional ice hockey defenceman.Mueller, a former professional hockey player, was drawn to poker after one of many long road trips during his hockey career. After retiring in 1999 from hockey he has cashed in many poker tournaments throughout his poker career.Mueller won his first World Series of Poker title in 2009 in the $10,000 limit Texas hold'em championship. His previous best finish came in 2007 where he finished runner-up to Steve Billirakis in the $5,000 World Championship Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) earning $328,554. When heads up in the latter tournament, Mueller had made top pair against Billirakis's trips. When Billirakis raised on the river, Mueller made a feint of putting chips into the pot to attempt to get a read on whether Billirakis wanted him to call. While not a formal breach of the rules, ESPN commentator Norman Chad opined that such plays \"ain't kosher\" according to poker etiquette. Mueller ended up calling and losing the hand to Billirakis. Mueller was then short-stacked and called the big blind with 5♦ 4♦. Billirakis raised Mueller all-in with K♠ 2♦. The board came down J♦ Q♥ 2♠ 8♥ Q♠, giving Billirakis the winning hand with two pair queens and deuces.Mueller went on to win his second World Series of Poker bracelet and $194,909 only 11 days after his first in a $1500 Limit Hold'em Shootout event.His best finish in the World Poker Tour was a fourth place in the 2006 World Poker Challenge where he won $142,285.As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,675,000. His 35 cashes at the WSOP account for over $2,100,000 of those winnings."@en }
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- Greg_Mueller abstract "Greg Mueller (born on 2 June 1971 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland) is a German and Canadian professional poker player and former professional ice hockey defenceman.Mueller, a former professional hockey player, was drawn to poker after one of many long road trips during his hockey career. After retiring in 1999 from hockey he has cashed in many poker tournaments throughout his poker career.Mueller won his first World Series of Poker title in 2009 in the $10,000 limit Texas hold'em championship. His previous best finish came in 2007 where he finished runner-up to Steve Billirakis in the $5,000 World Championship Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) earning $328,554. When heads up in the latter tournament, Mueller had made top pair against Billirakis's trips. When Billirakis raised on the river, Mueller made a feint of putting chips into the pot to attempt to get a read on whether Billirakis wanted him to call. While not a formal breach of the rules, ESPN commentator Norman Chad opined that such plays \"ain't kosher\" according to poker etiquette. Mueller ended up calling and losing the hand to Billirakis. Mueller was then short-stacked and called the big blind with 5♦ 4♦. Billirakis raised Mueller all-in with K♠ 2♦. The board came down J♦ Q♥ 2♠ 8♥ Q♠, giving Billirakis the winning hand with two pair queens and deuces.Mueller went on to win his second World Series of Poker bracelet and $194,909 only 11 days after his first in a $1500 Limit Hold'em Shootout event.His best finish in the World Poker Tour was a fourth place in the 2006 World Poker Challenge where he won $142,285.As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,675,000. His 35 cashes at the WSOP account for over $2,100,000 of those winnings.".