Greg Mueller's Real Name: Gregor Mueller

Quick answer: Greg Mueller's name is Gregor "Greg" Mueller. No online screen name is publicly documented by a reputable source. Canadian player, three-time WSOP bracelet winner and 2026 Main Event third-place finisher. On the PokerGO Tour (PGT) 2026 leaderboard (updated Nov 4, 2026), Greg Mueller ranks #20 with 1,200 PGT points (0 wins, 1 cash, $3,750,000 PGT earnings).

Real name

Greg Mueller is the common form of his name. WSOP.com lists the 2026 Main Event third-place finisher as Gregor Mueller of Canada. PokerNews describes him as Swiss-born and Canadian, a former professional ice hockey player who stands 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m).

Screen names

We found no online poker screen name documented by PokerNews, Card Player, the PGT, The Hendon Mob, Wikipedia, WSOP.com, the GPI or the player. Until one is, this page lists none. Forum guesses aren't included.

Career highlights

• PGT standing (Nov 4, 2026): #20 with 1,200 PGT points (0 wins, 1 cash, $3,750,000 PGT earnings). Championship eligibility on the PGT page: requirements pending. PGT leaderboard
• Finished 3rd in the 2026 WSOP Main Event for $3,750,000, worth 1,200 PGT points (Card Player).
• Three WSOP bracelets, per PokerNews: the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship ($460,841) and the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout ($194,909), both in 2009, and the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship in 2019 ($425,347). PokerNews's page misprints the 2009 year as "2029."
• Earlier near-misses: 2nd in the 2007 WSOP $5,000 World Championship Mixed Hold'em ($328,554) and 2nd in a 2008 WSOP $5,000 NLH Shootout ($298,638).
• His first six-figure score was 4th in the 2006 WPT World Poker Challenge in Reno for $142,285.

The 2026 WSOP Main Event drew 9,208 entries and a prize pool of $85,634,400. The final table, held back for a live ESPN broadcast and played August 3-5, finished: Lucas Jumalon (1st, $10,000,000), Lauri Saaskilahti (2nd, $6,000,000), Greg Mueller (3rd, $3,750,000), Michael Gagliano (4th, $2,750,000), Han Feng (5th, $2,250,000), Rami Hammoud (6th, $1,750,000), Jamie Shaevel (7th, $1,500,000), Mario Boos (8th, $1,250,000) and Evagoras Evagorou (9th, $1,000,000). Because the WSOP Main Event is a PGT-qualifying event, every final-table finish carried a large block of PGT points, which is why several Main Event finalists sit in the PGT top 40 off a single cash.

More to know

PokerNews says Mueller started playing professional hockey in 1992, found poker on team road trips, and turned to tournaments after retiring from hockey in 2000. Before his 2026 Main Event payday he had more than $3.5 million in live cashes. His Main Event ended on hand 152, when he called a 50-million-chip river bet with two pair and ran into Lauri Saaskilahti's pocket kings on an ace-ace board.

About the PGT leaderboard: the PokerGO Tour ranks players on points from qualifying high-stakes events, including PokerGO Studio series and qualifying WSOP events. The top 40 at season's end qualify for the PGT $1,000,000 Championship freeroll, which The Hendon Mob's schedule lists for January 11-12, 2027 in Las Vegas. The PGT page also marks whether each player has met the championship's participation requirements. Rankings can still move before the season closes.