"Perky Lives"
Level 20
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
In the first hand of the level, Martin Finger raised to 160,000 from the button only to have Bill Perkins three-bet shove for 745,000. Finger asked for a count and then made the call.
Perkins: 
Finger: 
Perkins got it in good, but he looked crestfallen when the 
flop paired Finger's jack. The 
turn didn't hit Perkins directly, but it did increase his outs from three to eleven. "One time?" Perkins asked his rail, which includes Jeff Gross. The dealer obliged and put out the 
.
Perkins clapped his hands together and shouted, "One time." He then composed himself, looked at his rail, put his hands over his mouth and in a high-pitched voice said, "Perky lives."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000,000 | -705,000 |
|
1,630,000 | 850,000 |