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Recap: $25,500 WPT World Championship
Recap: $100,000 WPT Super High Roller
| Earnings | $227,577 |
| Cashes | 4 |
| Final Tables | 1 |
| Titles | 0 |
| Tournaments Played | 7 |
Ranking
14th
Payout
$15,300
Points
50
Day 1-A
100,500
Day 2
192,500
Day 3
735,000
Day 1-A
14th
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Andrew Badecker has just been eliminated by Ognjen Sekularac. The money went in on a flop of J
J
4. Sekularac was in the cutoff holding Kx Jx and Badecker was on the button holding 9x 9x.
Sejularac ~ 1,620,000
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Ognjen Sekularac raises to 24,000 in early position, Andrew Badecker calls in the next seat as does Ben Wilinofsky on the button.
Flop: K
J
9
Sekularac checks, Badecker bets 42,000, Wilinofsky calls and Sekularac check-raises to 130,000 and both players fold. Sekularac throws out the K for his audience and Romanello has a few words for him.
"You are strong…fancy an arm wrestle with me?" Romanello asks Sekularac before patting him hard on the back.
"No way…you are Mighty Mouse," says Sekularac in a strong drawl.
Sekularac ~ 1,350,000
Wilinofsky ~ 375,000
Badecker ~ 300,000
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Roberto Romanello makes a standard raise from first position, Mihails Morozovs calls, Wilhelm Fuhrer three-bets to 56,000 in the small blind, Andrew Badecker moves all-in for 735,000 in the big blind, Romanello calls, Morozovs folds and Fuhrer folds. That leaves Romanello and Badecker in a showdown with the Welshman at risk of elimination.
Romanello: Q Q
Badecker: A K
Board: J 9 6 2 5
Romanello doubles up to 680,000 and Badecker is down to 445,000.
Level 17: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante
We join the action on a flop of 8 7 5 with Marc Gork, Gerald Karlic and Andrew Badecker in the hand. The action checks through to Badecker and he bets 16,500 and both players call.
Turn: 4
Gork checks, Karlic bets 44,000, Badecker calls as does Gork.
River: K
All three players check, Badecker shows 7x 7x, Karlic doesn't show and Gork shows 6x 6x for the straight. Badecker erupts with fury!
"You check a straight! You are easily the worst player…you are so good at poker!" Shouts Badecker who has steam coming out of his ears.
Gork ~ 340,000
Badecker ~ 130,000
Karlic ~ 130,000
Level 17: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante
Marc Gork raises to 10,000 from under the gun and Andrew Badecker moves all-in for 170,000 in the hijack seat. Yevgeniy Timoshenko tank-folds in the cutoff before Gork makes the call.
Badecker: 8 8
Gork: 6 6
Badecker is not happy at all with the call despite dominating Gork.
Board: Q 7 2 J 8
"What did you think I had man?" Says a visibly annoyed Badecker.
Badecker ~ 355,000
Gork ~ 250,000
Level 16: 2,000-4,000, 500 ante
Marc Gork makes a standard raise, Andrew Badecker makes the call before Marvin Rettenmaier moves all-in for around 19BB. Gork folds, Badecker calls and it is a battle of the suited aces.
Badecker: A 9
Rettenmaier: A 8
The board ran out with a nine on it and Rettenmaier was out.
Badecker ~ 280,000
Level 9: 400-800, 100 ante
We join the action on a flop of 7 6 4 and Andreas Kraus bets 7,500 from the small blind. Andrew Badecker is seated in the big blind and he makes the call as does Fabio Breitfuss in first position.
Turn: K
Kraus moves all-in for around 20,000 and Badecker also moves all-in forcing Breitfuss out of the hand.
Kraus: J 7
Badecker: 7 4
River: 2
Badecker moves up to 120,000 and Kraus is out.
