We found Perry Green with the last of his money in and drawing against Brian Brubaker. He peeked at a card and immediately threw it back to the dealer, and Brubaker was pat going to the last pull. Brubaker turned over . Green said he was live.
Ever so slowly, Green peeled up the corner of the card. About half an inch up, he seemed to have seen enough.
"Nine-eight what?" he asked. Informed of Brubaker's holding, Green tossed his cards into the muck, saying he made .
Brian Brubaker raised on the button and called a reraise from Jameson Painter. Painter took one and Brubaker two, and Brubaker called another bet. Both players took one, and this time Painter's bet got raised. Last year's runner-up called the raise and both players patted. Painter paid off a final bet and mucked to .
At a neighboring table, Scott Clements went bust when his seven-six draw failed to improve against an opponent's nine-seven.
The player on the button raised, Andrew Barber three-bet from the small blind, and the button called.
Both drew one, both checked, both drew one again, and Barber check-called a bet from his opponent. Both drew one on the final draw, Barber bet, and his opponent called.
Barber's opponent showed , besting Barber's holdings to win the pot.
Rami Boukai bet and Jesse Martin raised after the first draw, but Boukai came back with a third bet in a battle of the blinds. Martin called and both players patted down, with Martin getting his remaining chips in on a subsequent street.
Boukai turned over , and Martin had for a tough cooler that left him felted.
Oscar Johansson check-called a bet from Daniel Negreanu after the first draw, and each player took a card. Johansson came out betting, and Negreanu raised. Johansson made it three bets, and Negreanu called. Johansson patted, and Negreanu said he was breaking.
"I'm thinking of a card," he said.
Evidently he didn't get it, as he folded to a bet on the end.
Negreanu then opened under the gun the next hand and had the player on his left three-bet him. Negreanu came back with a raise, and his opponent called. Both players took one, and Negreanu bet and got called. Negreanu was pat this time, and his opponent took another card. Action repeated, and Negreanu showed down .
, his opponet mucked, and Deeb won the pot.
. Green said he was live.
