A Frustrating Misunderstanding

Just Before the Break:

Heads up to a river of J♣10♠4♣J♦8♥ saw Justin Green crane across the dealer, lifting his hands, and asking "Can I have a peek?".

The dealer misunderstood what Green had said and he said, "Check.". Matias Gabrenja then asked the dealer, "Did he check?" and the dealer affirmed he had. Gabrenja tabled a pair of nines in the hole but the interaction had happened so quickly Green hadn't had the time to object. All Green had done was request to look at Gabrenja's stack.

At this point, the floor was called and the first floor's ruling was that Green would still have the option to act, despite Gabrenja prematurely tabling his hand. Gabrenja asked the floor to call their superiors, effectively asking for a new ruling. The new floor approached the table and after getting Gabrenja and the dealer's side of the story he said that the action would be a check. At that point the rest of the table chimed in that it was clear Green was asking for a chip count and the only two people who misread the situation were the dealer and Gabrenja.

The floor then used the new information to agree with the previous floor's ruling, allowing Green to act, as he was in position.

Green went all in, covering Gabrenja, who was visibly upset about the series of events. Eventually, he threw his hand into the muck, disgusted.