Not Always The "Fairest and Best" for Goodes
For those of you following the coverage from the Northern hemisphere, the name Adam Goodes might not ring a bell. Here down South, however, Goodes is widely known and considered a legend in Aussie Rules football. Goodes is a two-time Australian Football League (AFL) Premiership winner with the Sydney Swans, the team he played for his entire professional career.
Goodes is considered one of the best utility players and is also a two-time Brownlow medalist, awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the AFL during the home-and-away season.
The Australian's versatility stretches beyond the oval-shaped Aussie Rules football field. After Goodes had raised to 1,000 on the button and the small blind called, the player in the big blind three-bet to 3,500. Goodes then four-bet to 9,000, leaving himself with 32,000 behind. The big blind considered it briefly, before flashing what appeared to be two paint cards in the muck. Goodes showed a measly pair, 
, and added more chips to his stack.
"The best thing about poker is the people you get to play against. I've been playing against some awesome professional poker players, but instead of sitting there in awe of them I've been watching and trying to learn." Goodes said yesterday before he announced the shuffle up and deal for Day 1b. "The biggest thing to learn is that you have to minimize your mistakes because if you make one on the big stage it'll cost you your stack!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
28,000
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28,000 |