Howard's Queens Get Paid
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
On the turn of 
, Nick Howard bet out 18,000 into the pot of a little over 30,000 and his opponent made the call.
The 
landed on the river and Howard fired another bet of 42,000. His opponent took about five seconds before dropping some chips across the line to make the call.
Howard showed the 
and that was good to take down a decent-sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,500 | 85,500 |
flop.
and Ferraro bet another 25,000, with Antonius calling to the river.
, giving the cutoff top set and Thompson would need either running clubs, running aces, or a queen for a straight.
came on the turn.
Humberto Brenes checked first to act in a four-way pot and the player to his left fired out a bet of 12,000. The action folded back around to Brenes and he made the call.
for trip queens that rivered a queen-high flush, but that was no good as Brenes tabled 
for the nut-flush as he scooped the pot.
, but it was no good as Depa tabled 
to claim the pot.
flop and Brunson led out for 4,000. Rijmer folded while the big blind raised to 9,000. Brunson was not going anywhere just yet and made the call. 
turn, sending Brunson deep into the tank. In the end, the poker hall of famer opted to pick a better spot and released his cards.
