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Tuesday, June 9, 2009 1:45 AM Local Time
Brian Lemke had to do it the hard way but in the end all that matters is that Lemke is the champion of Event 15 of the 2009 World Series of Pokert. He had some good fortune at various times during this final table, but you need a little luck to win tournaments, especially one with a field of this calibre. Lemke fought back valiantly against Fabian Quost, overcoming a near 4:1 chip deficit in an epic three hour heads-up battle.
Lemke’s victory was a popular one, with thoughts of Lemke’s late cousin and popular poker personality, Justin Shronk, filling media row. We’re sure that Shronk would’ve enjoyed this one.
Lemke collects a massive $ 692,658 for his victory and the coveted gold bracelet!
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009 1:15 AM Local Time
After Brian Lemke limped from the button, Fabian Quoss raised to 360,000. Lemke then re-raised all in and Quoss made the call.
Lemke:
Quoss:
When the flop came
both players caught an open-ended straight draw which Lemke completed with the
on the turn. The
on the river was a mere formality as Lemke claimed the title, champion's bracelet, and a first-place prize worth $692,658. Congratulations to Fabian Quoss who was prominent throughout the entire final table to ultimately finish in 2nd place for a collect of $427,912.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 1:10 AM Local Time
After Lemke called Quoss' preflop raise of 280,000, we saw a flop of
. Lemke checked, Quoss bet 350,000 and Lemke re-raised all in, forcing a fold.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 1:02 AM Local Time
After Lemke called Quoss' preflop raise of 280,000, we saw a flop of
. Lemke checked and then folded to Quoss' 350,000 bet.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 1:00 AM Local Time
In a limped pot, we saw a flop of
. When both players checked, we saw the
on the turn and Quoss led out for 150,000, which was enough to take the pot.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 12:50 AM Local Time
Fabian Quoss raised to 280,000 and Brian Lemke re-raised all in. When Quoss called, the hands were shown.
Quoss:
Lemke:
When the flop came
, Lemke picked up a club draw which hit on the turn and the river with the
and
.
Lemke doubled up to more than 4 million, drawing him almost even with Quoss.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 12:20 AM Local Time
Quoss - 7,750,000
Lemke - 2,050,000
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 12:16 AM Local Time
The players are back and the cards are in the air with the blinds now up to a hefty 60,000/120,000 with a 10,000 ante
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 12:00 AM Local Time
The players are now going to take a 15-minute break.
Quoss - 7.75 million
Lemke - 2.05 million
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 12:00 AM Local Time
Fabian Quoss is steadily steamrolling over Brian Lemke, taking pot after pot with preflop raises or post-flop re-raises.
Monday, June 8, 2009 11:50 PM Local Time
Lemke raised to 275,000 and Quoss made the call, taking us to a flop of
. Quoss check-called a 300,000 bet and both players checked the
on the turn and
on the river.
When the hands were opened, Lemke got out-kicked when Quoss'
bested his
.
Monday, June 8, 2009 11:47 PM Local Time
Lemke raised to 275,000 and Quoss called bringing us to a flop of
. Quoss checked and Lemke bet 325,000. After a short tank, Quoss raised to 1 million and
Monday, June 8, 2009 11:42 PM Local Time
Quoss raised to 250,000 from the button and Lemke called, to bring us to a flop of
. When both players checked, the
fell on the turn. Lemke then check-folded to Quoss' 350,000 bet.
Monday, June 8, 2009 11:36 PM Local Time
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Monday, June 8, 2009 11:28 PM Local Time
Fabian Quoss raised all in from the button and Brian Lemke made a quick call.
Quoss:
Lemke :
When the board ran
, Quoss couldn't catch up and Lemke doubled through to 3.5 million.
Monday, June 8, 2009 11:05 PM Local Time
Fabian Quoss raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Brian Lemke re-raised to 650,000.
When Quoss came over the top and pushed all in, Lemke quickly called.
Quoss:
Lemke:
The flop came
, giving Lemke a back-door flush draw, but the
on the turn made it a chopped pot. The river was a meaningless
.
Monday, June 8, 2009 11:04 PM Local Time
Brian Lemke has made a small dent in Fabian Quoss' chip lead.
Quoss: 6.3 million
Lemke: 3.5 million
Monday, June 8, 2009 11:01 PM Local Time
Brian Lemke raised to 260,000, and Fabian Quoss made the call in the big blind. They saw a flop of
and both players checked. The
fell on turn and Quoss led out with a bet of 350,000. Lemke made the call.
When the
fell on the river, four diamonds were on board causing Quoss to check and then fold to the 500,000 chip bet of Lemke.
Lemke continues his aggression which seems to be working at the moment as he slowly gets himself back into this contest.
Monday, June 8, 2009 10:56 PM Local Time
After Brian Lemke limped from the small blind, Fabian Quoss checked his option and we saw a flop of
.
Quoss bet 100,000 and Lemke called, bringing the
to the turn. Quoss bet another 230,000 and this time, Lemke reraised to 1.275 million. Quoss went into the tank, re-checking his hold cards, before finally tossing them in the muck.
Monday, June 8, 2009 10:48 PM Local Time
After a series of small pots where the preflop raisor took down the pot, we finally found ourselves seeing a flop when Fabian Quoss raised to 200,000 from the button and Brian Lemke made the call in the big blind.
The flop landed
and Lemke checked to Quoss who made it 250,000 to go. Without hesitation, Lemke moved all in over the top. Quoss quickly let it go and Lemke continues to chip up and reduce the deficit.