Mark Goodwin Poker
Interview with Mark Goodwin and Michael Greco. European Poker Tour EPT 2010. Total life earnings: $2,156,667. Latest cash: $302 on 28-May-2014. Click here to see the details of Marc Goodwin's 69 cashes.
Some people would call Phil Ivey “Tiger Woods of Poker.” But do they have many things in common? They are of about the same age, both of them dominated their respective fields, both are widely known and loved by millions, both had troubles in family life, both of them are black… What else?
The Age and the Looks
Phil Ivey was born on February 1, 1977, while Tiger Woods was born on December 30, 1975, both of them in California. This small difference in age has no visual effect on them. They are both African Americans and might seem to be two peas in a pod. But Woods has some Thai, Chinese, and Dutch ancestors. As for their nature, these two men have valuable character traits, because they faced a lot of obstacles on their way to the stars. They both know how to get to the top of their profession, and like anyone else, realize what lies behind all that success, wealthy life and popularity.
Family Problems
Both Ivey and Woods had divorced their spouses; and strangely enough, both did this at about the same time! I.e, Woods in August 2010, and Ivey in December 2009. What is more strange — or not strange at all, depending on how you view it — is that both Ivey’s and Wood’s ex-wives moved to Florida, having bought some large property out there.
As a result of their family troubles, both Phil and Tiger experienced serious drawbacks in their professional careers.
Professional Success
Tiger Woods is a golf icon, every bit as much as Phil Ivey is a poker icon. Both of them were called the world’s best players. Interestingly, they had shown their talents when they were kids. And both of them rushed into the world’s top in their sports flying as if on the wings of the wind. Indeed, they appeared in the first ranks very quickly, like having popped up from nowhere, when they were still very young.
The old saying is very true: it is not as difficult to conquer a mountain as to stay on the top at least for a while. But that is what both of them did — they are still on the top, considered as the favorites in every big game they enter!
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Phil Ivey and Golf
Phil Ivey is known to be a passionate sports fan, but golf is not the only sport he watches. Basically, he doesn’t just watch it; the poker player plays a lot as well! And he is fairly good at it as well. When Ivey lost a lot of money playing golf against two poker professionals from the UK: Mark Goodwin, and Ram Vaswani, he took a long break, training thoroughly with a professional golf coach for 6 months, and called Vaswani and Goodwin for a rematch. This time he actually beat his opponents.
Phil Ivey even finished 4th in the inaugural World Series of Golf, a tournament Tiger Woods did not participate in. The excellent golf skills of Phil Ivey might have been another reason for some people like to call him the “Tiger Woods of poker.” However, we haven’t heard anything about Woods being called the “Phil Ivey of golf.”
There were rumors that Tiger Woods would play a golf match against Phil Ivey, but it never happened, and such a match has hardly ever been discussed!
Are Such Comparisons Possible at All?
Strictly speaking, comparing top performers in different games is a thankless task. Even if you try to stay within one game, comparing them would still be very problematic. But golf and poker are two different universes! Perhaps the only thing that might be capable of bringing them together a little is that they are individual sports where everything depends on individual skills, training, concentration, talent, strong will, etc. Playing cards is totally different from team games like basketball, and nobody will ever call Phil Ivey the “Michael Jordan of poker.”
Most times people like the words of flowery, catchy titles, and snazzy comparisons! That is why calling Phil Ivey “the Tiger Woods of poker” is quite natural. Tiger Woods is #16 on the Forbes List of highest-paid athletes, with his $43.3 million standing next to Canelo Alvarez (#15 with 44.5 million). Ivey’s wealth, which is a whole other interesting topic we could pursue, is incomparably lower. Perhaps, then, this is the reason why nobody would ever call Tiger Woods the “Phil Ivey of golf!”
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Country | Watch | Place | Prize | |||
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28-May-2014 | England | £ 100 + 10 No Limit Hold'em - Freezeout 2014 Broadway Casino Recurring Tournaments, Birmingham | 16th | £ 180 | $ 302 | |
27-Jan-2011 | England | £ 1,000 + 70 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Manchester Leg 1, Manchester | 14th | £ 2,600 | $ 4,159 | |
03-Apr-2010 | Ireland | € 750 + 75 Pot Limit Omaha Championship PaddyPower Irish Poker Open 2010, Dublin | 10th | € 1,700 | $ 2,292 | |
04-Sep-2009 | Spain | € 8,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event European Poker Tour - EPT Barcelona, Barcelona | 2nd | € 530,000 | $ 758,226 | |
26-Aug-2009 | Wales | Heat F Late Night Poker 2009, Cardiff | 7th | |||
12-Apr-2009 | Ireland | € 1,500 + 150 No Limit Hold'em PaddyPower Irish Poker Open 2009, Dublin | 16th | € 2,800 | $ 3,705 | |
13-Feb-2009 | England | No Limit Hold'em - Final Partypoker.com European Open V, Maidstone | 2nd | $ 100,000 | ||
12-Feb-2009 | England | No Limit Hold'em - Semi-Final 1 Partypoker.com European Open V, Maidstone | 1st | |||
03-Jan-2009 | Ireland | € 750 + 75 No Limit Hold'em 2009 PartyPoker Irish Poker Championship, Galway | 10th | € 1,500 | $ 2,106 | |
11-Dec-2008 | Czech Republic | € 500 No Limit Hold'em European Poker Tour - EPT Prague, Prague | 32nd | € 1,150 | $ 1,475 | |
04-Dec-2008 | England | No Limit Hold'em Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Tournament of Champions, Luton | 3rd | £ 10,000 | $ 14,823 | |
24-Nov-2008 | England | £ 300 + 30 No Limit Hold'em Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT London Grand Final, London | 3rd | £ 6,300 | $ 9,452 | |
23-Nov-2008 | England | £ 500 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT London Grand Final, London | 2nd | £ 7,500 | $ 11,252 | |
21-Nov-2008 | England | £ 500 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT London Grand Final, London | 2nd | £ 4,450 | $ 6,676 | |
12-Nov-2008 | England | £ 250 + 25 Pot Limit Omaha Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Blackpool Leg 9, Blackpool | 7th | £ 1,610 | $ 2,526 | |
10-Nov-2008 | England | £ 300 + 30 No Limit Hold'em Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Blackpool Leg 9, Blackpool | 1st | £ 18,790 | $ 29,484 | |
05-Nov-2008 | England | No Limit Hold'em - Semi-Final 1 888.com UK Open , Maidstone | 3rd | $ 15,000 | ||
22-Sep-2008 | England | £ 2,500 + 150 Limit H.O.R.S.E. World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2008, London | 15th | £ 4,812 | $ 8,752 | |
10-Aug-2008 | England | £ 300 + 30 No Limit Hold'em Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Luton Leg 6, Luton | 4th | £ 2,220 | $ 4,381 | |
09-Aug-2008 | England | £ 250 + 25 No Limit Hold'em Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Luton Leg 6, Luton | 6th | £ 1,340 | $ 2,644 | |
06-Aug-2008 | England | £ 300 + 30 Pot Limit Omaha Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Luton Leg 6, Luton | 6th | £ 1,150 | $ 2,269 | |
04-Aug-2008 | England | £ 200 + 20 No Limit Hold'em Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Luton Leg 6, Luton | 16th | £ 460 | $ 908 | |
25-Jul-2008 | England | Heat 6 Poker Million VII, Sky Sports | 6th | |||
18-Jul-2008 | England | £ 750 + 60 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Dusk Till Dawn Mini Festival, Nottingham | 5th | £ 4,148 | $ 8,306 | |
Apr-2008 | England | No Limit Hold'em - Semi Final - Heat 2 PartyPoker.com World Open IV , Maidstone | 1st | |||
25-Apr-2008 | England | $ 8,000 No Limit Hold'em PartyPoker.com World Open IV , Maidstone | 3rd | $ 60,000 | ||
24-Apr-2008 | England | £ 1,000 + 60 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT Manchester Leg 4, Manchester | 1st | £ 90,420 | $ 180,612 | |
04-Apr-2008 | Italy | € 2,000 + 200 No Limit Hold'em European Poker Tour - EPT Sanremo, Sanremo | 17th | € 9,180 | $ 14,503 | |
04-Mar-2008 | Wales | Semi-Finals Late Night Poker 2008, Cardiff | 4th | |||
02-Mar-2008 | England | £ 500 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT London Leg 3, London | 2nd | £ 8,000 | $ 15,896 | |
05-Feb-2008 | Wales | $ 5,000 Heat 4 Late Night Poker 2008, Cardiff | 2nd | |||
Jan-2008 | International | $ 2,500 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em 2008 Ladbrokes Poker Cruise, Caribbean | 11th | $ 7,040 | ||
08-Jan-2008 | Australia | A$ 1,000 + 100 Limit Hold'em 2008 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, Melbourne | 10th | A$ 1,538 | $ 1,352 | |
25-Nov-2007 | England | £ 500 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT London, London | 2nd | £ 7,000 | $ 14,443 | |
24-Nov-2007 | England | £ 1,500 + 75 No Limit Hold'em - Heads Up Championship Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - GUKPT London, London | 2nd | £ 12,000 | $ 24,759 | |
22-Nov-2007 | England | £ 750 No Limit Hold'em Midland Masters 2007, Walsall | 1st | £ 23,210 | $ 47,678 | |
20-Nov-2007 | England | Heat 9 Poker Million VI, Sky Sports | 6th | |||
25-Sep-2007 | England | £ 5,200 + 200 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event European Poker Tour - EPT London, London | 29th | £ 8,153 | $ 16,319 | |
06-Sep-2007 | England | £ 2,500 + 150 H.O.R.S.E 2007 World Series Of Poker - Europe, London | 15th | £ 5,250 | $ 10,572 | |
21-Apr-2007 | United States | $ 25,000 + 500 WPT - No Limit Hold'em Championship Fifth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic, Las Vegas | 49th | $ 61,880 | ||
07-Feb-2007 | England | £ 300 No Limit Hold'em Poker Festival, Birmingham | 6th | £ 2,230 | $ 4,383 | |
26-Oct-2006 | Ireland | € 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event European Poker Tour - EPT Dublin, Dublin | 26th | € 7,390 | $ 9,292 | |
07-Oct-2006 | Austria | € 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event European Poker Tour - EPT Baden, Baden | 28th | € 6,289 | $ 7,988 | |
09-Sep-2006 | England | £ 2,000 + 50 No Limit Hold'em FullTiltPoker.com London All Star Challenge, London | 2nd | £ 26,800 | $ 50,138 | |
07-Aug-2006 | United States | $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em 37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, Las Vegas | 20th | $ 2,867 | ||
05-Aug-2006 | United States | $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em 37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, Las Vegas | 56th | $ 3,436 | ||
09-Jul-2006 | United States | $ 10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, Las Vegas | 22nd | $ 12,295 | ||
23-Jun-2006 | England | £ 5,000 + 50 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em The Grosvenor World Masters, London | 4th | £ 22,500 | $ 41,654 | |
19-Jun-2006 | England | £ 1,000 + 40 No Limit Hold'em The Grosvenor World Masters, London | 5th | £ 5,700 | $ 10,552 | |
09-Jun-2006 | England | £ 300 + 25 Pot Limit Omaha The Midlands Meltdown, Walsall | 3rd | £ 1,700 | $ 3,199 | |
06-Jun-2006 | England | £ 150 + 15 Pot Limit Hold'em The Midlands Meltdown, Walsall | 7th | £ 900 | $ 1,693 | |
28-May-2006 | Spain | € 300 + 100 No Limit Hold'em World Headsup Poker Championships 2006, Barcelona | 7th | € 1,250 | $ 1,597 | |
10-Apr-2006 | United States | $ 1,000 + 60 No Limit Hold'em (Evening) Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, Las Vegas | 4th | $ 6,925 | ||
26-Mar-2006 | England | No Limit Hold'em - Heat Final British Poker Open 2006, London | 2nd | £ 22,000 | $ 38,443 | |
23-Mar-2006 | England | £ 1,500 + 50 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em European Poker Classics, London | 11th | £ 3,000 | $ 5,266 | |
22-Mar-2006 | England | £ 1,000 + 40 Pot Limit Omaha European Poker Classics, London | 1st | £ 37,500 | $ 65,830 | |
21-Mar-2006 | England | £ 250 + 25 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo European Poker Classics, London | 5th | £ 2,700 | $ 4,740 | |
10-Mar-2006 | Monaco | € 1,000 + 60 No Limit Hold'em European Poker Tour - EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final, Monte Carlo | 4th | € 9,700 | $ 11,684 | |
21-Feb-2006 | England | £ 200 + 20 No Limit Hold'em Midlands Medley 2006, Walsall | 2nd | £ 8,200 | $ 14,264 | |
16-Jan-2006 | International | $ 500 No Limit Hold'em Ladbrokes Poker Cruise, Caribbean | 4th | $ 9,894 | ||
07-Jan-2006 | France | € 5,000 EFOP Championship - No Limit Hold'em European Finals of Poker, Paris | 5th | € 13,160 | $ 15,584 | |
26-Nov-2005 | Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | $ 200 + 20 No Limit Hold'em Caribbean Poker Classic, St. Kitts | 6th | $ 1,550 | ||
20-Nov-2005 | Monaco | $ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em 2005 Monte Carlo Millions, Monte Carlo | 3rd | $ 325,000 | ||
09-Sep-2005 | Spain | € 2,500 + 100 Heads Up Poker Circuit - No Limit Hold'em European Poker Tour - EPT Barcelona, Barcelona | 2nd | € 30,000 | $ 37,197 | |
09-Aug-2005 | England | £ 500 + 25 Pot Limit Hold'em Grosvenor UK Open Poker Championship 2005, Luton | 12th | £ 500 | $ 889 | |
23-Feb-2005 | England | £ 300 + 25 Pot Limit Hold'em Midlands Medley 2005, Walsall | 16th | £ 300 | $ 568 | |
21-Feb-2005 | England | £ 100 + 10 Pot Limit Hold'em Midlands Medley 2005, Walsall | 6th | £ 1,400 | $ 2,652 | |
13-Jan-2000 | United States | $ 500 + 40 Pot Limit Hold'em Carnivale of Poker III, Las Vegas | 7th | $ 4,037 | ||
28-Jun-1990 | England | £ 100 No Limit Hold'em 1990 Festival Of Poker, London | 1st | £ 11,100 | $ 19,258 |