Goodwin Fails to Hit the Marc

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Marc Goodwin sinks into the felt, his head in his arms as he faces the green of the baize. The others players try to look sympathetic, but deep down they probably wanted that river to hit, if only because, like all of us, they're sick sadists who enjoy the entertainment of a bad beat.

Of course, with every bad beat, there's a recipient, and on this occasion it was Goodwin. Having called an early position raise with {A-Hearts}

from French qualifier Daniel Horvath in the big blind, he then pushed all in for just over 20,000 (15,000 pot) on a {10-Hearts}

flop.

Horvath paused very briefly before calling (leaving circa 20,000 behind) with the adamant tone you'd normally associate with a monster, before turning over a surprisingly paltry {K-Clubs}

.

A few shakes of the head later and the turn was dealt, a safe, harmless {4-Clubs}

, but on the river, the money card arrived in the form of an {A-Diamonds}

to award the Frenchman the pot, and the Brummie the door.

"Unbelievable," mumbled Goodwin under his breath, his feet seemingly glued to the floor. "****ing joke."

Tags: Marc Goodwin