Event 15 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-08-2009 18:15 UTC-12

Mike Sowers Eliminated in 4th Place ($194,931)

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Mike Sowers pushed all in from the button for 1.55 million and got a fairly quick call from Fabian Quoss in the big blind.

Sowers: {Q-Diamonds}

Quoss

The race didn't last long as Quoss flopped a set with the {2-Hearts}

. The hand was over when the turn brought the {K-Spades}

and the river was a meaningless {2-Spades}

.

Sowers left in fourth place and earned $194,931 while Quoss solidified his chip lead and now sits on a stack of 6.4 million.

06-08-2009 18:05 UTC-12

Quoss the Bully

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Thomas Keller raised it up to 210,000 from the button with chip leader Fabian Quoss moving all in from the small blind. A huge overbet by Quoss as he starts to bully the table with his big stack, but it got the desired result as Keller let his hand go.

06-08-2009 18:02 UTC-12

Chip Count Update

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Fabian Quoss - 4,570,000
Thomas Keller - 2,025,000
Mike Sowers - 1,755,000
Brian Lemke - 1,500,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

06-08-2009 17:59 UTC-12

Sowers Wins a Small Pot

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When Mike Sowers limped into the pot from the small blind, Thomas Keller checked his option and we saw a flop of {K-Diamonds}

Sowers then check-called Keller's 60,000 bet, and both players checked the {10-Diamonds}

on the turn. When the river brought the {3-Hearts}

, Sowers took the lead betting 105,000 and Keller folded.

06-08-2009 17:54 UTC-12

Lemke Wins Blind Battle

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In a battle of the blinds, Fabian Quoss limped from the small blind and Brian Lemke checked his option in the big blind.

The board of {3-Hearts}

was checked to the turn where Quoss fired 100,000. Lemke made the call and the {10-Spades}

hit the river. Quoss checked and then called the 150,000 bet from Lemke.

Lemke tabled {K-Spades}

for a pair of kings to take it down.

06-08-2009 17:53 UTC-12

Kicker Problems Leave a Sowers Taste

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Mike Sowers raised to 155,000 from the button and got called by Fabian Quoss in the big blind.

Both players checked the flop of {5-Clubs}

and the turn of {9-Diamonds}

. When Quoss checked the {2-Hearts}

on the river, Sowers bet 180,000 and Quoss called, turning over {K-Hearts}

and out-kicking Sowers' {K-Clubs}

06-08-2009 17:42 UTC-12

Lika Gerasimova Eliminated in 5th Place ($142,688)

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Play folded around to Lika Gerasimova in the small blind and she moved all in for her last 180,000 chips. Fabian Quoss insta-called in the big blind.

Gerasimova: {Q-Hearts}

Quoss:

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}

and the tens of Quoss hold up to end the courageous tournament of Gerasimova in 5th place. She'll collect an impressive $142,688 for a tremendous tournament.

Tags: Fabian Quoss Lika Gerasimova

06-08-2009 17:41 UTC-12

Sowers More Than Doubles

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In a hand where Brian Lemke open raised to 165,000 from the cutoff and Mike Sowers moved all in for 905,000 from the button, Lika Gerasimova re-shoved for nearly 1.1 million. When Lemke folded, the hands were shown.

Gerasimova: {A-Spades}

Sowers

When the flop came {5-Spades}

, Sowers took the lead, but still had a sweat when the turn brought a flush draw with the {9-Spades}

. The

ended the drama though as Sowers chipped up to nearly 2 million while Gerasimova was left with just 180,000.

06-08-2009 17:27 UTC-12

Three-Way Action is Good for Keller

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Lika Gerasimova raised to 160,000 from under the gun and got called by Brian Lemke on the button and Thomas Keller in the big blind.

When the flop came {5-Diamonds}

, Keller bet 350,000 and pushed both Gerasimova and Lemke out of the hand.