Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Bracelet Holder Shares Table with Buddy

Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship

Lemke (left) and Kupiec (right) Watch the Action

Brian Lemke (Norristown, PA) is one of the WSOP bracelet holders still in the field. Lemke grew up around the game and today's action feels like a home game as buddy Matt Kupiec (Phoenixville, PA) was moved to the table earlier in the day.

Kupiec and Lemke went to high school together in Montgomery County and are helping each other out as they play poker full time. As the grind continues during Day 2, neither guy both has been able to get much traction.

Lemke has 60k, while Kupiec is near the starting stack of 32k. Lemke won his bracelet in 2009, while Kupiec won a Borgata event during the November 2010 Fall Series.

Kupiec says they haven't been in many pots together, but won't be afraid to mix it up with Lemke if he has to.