Howard-Smith Can’t Win With Big Cards

After having a stack of 50,000 in chips, Brooke Howard-Smith has dropped a considerable amount in the space of a few hands, to fall to 25,000.

The hand started with the player in the under-the-gun position limping into the pot, before the next player paused for a moment and raised it to 2,200. Brooke Howard-Smith was in middle-position and asked his opponent how much he had, before making the call. The table folded back around to the original limper, who folded.

The board came out , and the original raiser announced all-in for 10,150, which was met with the quickest call from Howard-Smith.

“Do you have a heart?” asked Howard-Smith, tabling his for a flopped top-set. His opponent looked upset, as he tabled the .

“He has two outs though,” remarked Jesse McKenzie. The turn fell the , as Howard-Smith cried out “Argh!” after his opponent took back the lead.

“I had 50,000 in chips a few hands ago, and now I have 25,000” remarked Howard-Smith, as he sat leaned over the table, with his head in his hands as the chips were pushed over to his opponent