A Preflop Prophecy

"I'm going to give you a bad beat," Matthew Kirk told Artem Metalidi before the flop came down {q-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {4-Clubs} .

Metalidi moved all in for around 29,000, and Kirk made the call.

Kirk
Metalidi

Kirk's queens and fours held as the turn and river came {2-Clubs} , {6-Clubs} respectively, eliminating Metalidi from the tournament.

"I knew I was going to give him a bad beat," Kirk announced as he was pulling in the pot. "I wasn't lying."