Brunson Pays off Berman's Number Two
2-7 Triple Draw:
Justin "Boosted J" Smith opened for a raise from UTG, Doyle Brunson called from middle position, John Juanda called from the small blind and Lyle Berman called from the big blind. Juanda drew two, Berman took one, Smith rapped pat and Brunson drew two. Juanda and Berman checked to Smith, who bet. Brunson called, Juanda folded, Berman raised, Smith folded and Brunson called. On both the second and third draws, Berman rapped pat and Brunson drew one, Brunson paying off a bet each time.
Berman showed 7-6-4-3-2 and raked in the pot, increasing his stack to 290,000. Brunson is down to 265,000.