Deas and Green Battling for the Lead
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Ricky Green raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and Matthew Bray three-bet to 390,000 out of the small blind. Green made the call to see a flop of 
. Bray checked to Green who bet 400,000 and Bray quickly mucked his cards.
In the next hand, Green made it 125,000 to go again and was called by Jeff Banghart on his left and Johnny Deas in the big blind. The flop came 
and the action checked around to the 
on the turn.
Deas checked again and Green tossed in a bet of 125,000. Banghart called and Deas check-raised to 775,000. Green asked for a count but elected to fold and Banghart did the same. Deas showed 
for trip jacks and Green announced that he folded aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,270,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
||
|
4,730,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
1,420,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |