Germany's own Dietrich Fast took down Event #2: €550 "Oktoberfest" No-Limit Hold'em at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe in Berlin early Tuesday morning, denying the UK's John Gale his second bracelet of the year heads-up.
Fast won €157,749 and his first WSOP bracelet, outlasting a field of 2,144 entries amassed over four starting flights at the Speilbank Berlin casino.
"It's overwhelming," he told PokerNews moments after the win. "It feels really nice. I can't describe it in words. It's unbelievable.
"Since I started playing poker in late 2005 I have always watched the TV coverage of the WSOP.