2021 GG Spring Festival

H-57: $25,500 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 GG Spring Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣6♣
Prize
$508,448
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$2,200,000
Entries
88
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
88
Players Left
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Christian Rudolph Eliminated in 3rd Place ($302,180)

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Christian Rudolph
Christian Rudolph

Down to just shy of 10 blinds, Christian Rudolph ripped it in from the small blind and Mikita Badziakouski beat him into the pot.

Christian Rudolph: {q-Spades}{7-Spades}
Mikita Badziakouski: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop seemingly sealed the fate of Rudolph but he picked up a sweat once more on the {8-Spades} turn. No spade followed, as instead, the {a-Hearts} river gave Badziakouski aces full. Rudolph's ride came to an end in 3rd place for $302,180.

Rudolph Eliminated by Badziakouski
Rudolph Eliminated by Badziakouski
Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski 		6,959,650
1,199,077
 1,199,077
WSOP 1X Winner
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser 		1,840,350
-45,000
 -45,000
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph 		Busted

Tags: Christian RudolphMikita Badziakouski

Kaiser Scores a Double

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski min-raised the button and called the shove of short stack Ronny Kaiser out of the small blind fr just 845,175 total.

Ronny Kaiser: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Mikita Badziakouski: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The suited overcards had no equity anymore after the {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Spades} turn to make the {8-Diamonds} river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski 		5,760,573
-710,175
 -710,175
WSOP 1X Winner
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser 		1,885,350
665,175
 665,175
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph 		1,184,077
75,000
 75,000

Badziakouski Doubles Into Commanding Lead

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Commanding Lead for Badziakouski
Commanding Lead for Badziakouski

Christian Rudolph had been open-jamming and open-raising for heaps to put pressure on the two short stacks. That had gone to plan until now and he tried it again with a raise to 3.9 million in the small blind. However, Mikita Badziakouski this time snap-called for just shy of 3.1 million.

Mikita Badziakouski: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Christian Rudolph: {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop all but sealed it but Rudolph picked up some miracle outs on the {9-Clubs} turn. Only an eight would do the trick but the river was a blank {3-Clubs} instead.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski 		6,470,748
3,230,374
 3,230,374
WSOP 1X Winner
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser 		1,220,175
60,000
 60,000
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph 		1,109,077
-3,290,374
 -3,290,374

Level: 34

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 15,000

Kaiser Below 12 Big Blinds

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 33 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

In a limped blind battle without action on the {q-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop, Mikita Badziakouski bet the {7-Spades} turn for 100,000 and Ronny Kaiser called.

The {9-Clubs} fell on the river and Badziakouski bet 278,125, Kaiser reluctantly folded.

As a result the Swissman dropped below 12 blinds after having previously keeping his short stack alive with several open-jams.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph 		4,399,451
-187,500
 -187,500
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski 		3,240,374
287,500
 287,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser 		1,160,175
-100,000
 -100,000

Rudolph Wins With Aggression

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 33 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

Mikita Badziakouski won two small pots in a row and Christian Rudolph then added three in a row. That included a three-bet against Badziakouski and a small pot versus Ronny Kaiser. The Swissman defended against a 220,000-raise by Rudolph and check-folded the {6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} turn.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph 		4,586,951
765,000
 765,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski 		2,952,874
-220,000
 -220,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser 		1,260,175
-545,000
 -545,000

Rudolph Gets There Against Kaiser

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 33 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

Christian Rudolph opened to 220,000 on the button and was called only by Ronny Kaiser in the big blind. The {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop was checked and Kaiser also checked the {j-Hearts} turn. Rudolph bet 340,125 for Kaiser to call and the {k-Spades} on the river was checked.

Kaiser tabled {j-Clubs}{8-Spades} for a pair of jacks but Rudolph had gotten there with {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph 		3,821,951
822,625
 822,625
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski 		3,172,874
-62,500
 -62,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser 		1,805,175
-760,125
 -760,125

Badziakouski Doubles Into the Lead

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 33 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

With the stack reduced to under 15 big blinds, Mikita Badziakouski was in the big blind. Christian Rudolph raised to 2.4 million in the small blind and Badziakouski used almost his entire time bank before calling all-in.

Mikita Badziakouski: {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}
Christian Rudolph: {k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

Neither player connected with the {8-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Spades} board and Rudolph could all but gasp a "how?" in chat after it was all over.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski 		3,235,374
1,623,937
 1,623,937
WSOP 1X Winner
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph 		2,999,326
-1,423,937
 -1,423,937
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser 		2,565,300
-200,000
 -200,000

Level: 33

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 12,500