Howard Picks Good Time to Hit Quads

Michael Howard was short on chips after the break, and he found himself in a battle of the blinds against another short stack.

Howard, who was in the small blind, moved all in with approximately 60,000. The big blind, who had a smaller stack, already had 6,000 committed to the pot between his blind and ante. He made the call and the cards were tabled.

Howard: 10♦9♠
Opponent: 9♥8♥

The dealer fanned a spicy flop of 10♠J♦10♣, giving Howald trip 10s and his opponent an open-ended straight. The 10♥ on the turn, though, gave Howard quads and had his opponent drawing dead to the river, where 4♣ appeared.

Howard secured the win and sent his opponent to the rail.