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Saturday’s episode of “High Stakes Poker” was chalk full of six-figure pots. If you wanted action, this was the one-hour episode to tune into, as businessman Bill Perkins began the night down a quarter of a million dollars. However, he’d exact revenge on one of the final hands of the session.

Early on, three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Barry Greenstein raised to $5,100 before the flop with Big Slick. Julian Movsesian picked up pocket queens and 3bet to $25,400, while Greenstein responded by shoving all-in for $72,200. Movsesian obliged and the board was run just once.

Greenstein and the amateur watched as the cards ran out 7-7-2-A-10, giving Greenstein a pair of aces and the win. The dealer pushed the $146,000 pot towards Greenstein, who has appeared on every season of “High Stakes Poker.”

Haralabos Voulgaris raked in a pair of six-figure pots during the episode. In the first, he check-called a bet of $30,000 on the river with pocket sixes and the board showing 6-8-10-4-3 for a set. Movsesian flipped up A-8 for second pair and Voulgaris stacked another $132,000 in chips.

Then, he rather cautiously played a pot in which Mike Baxter made a continuation bet of $50,000 on a flop of J-9-6 holding A-Q for ace-high. Voulgaris had pocket kings and called to bring a five on the turn. Both players checked the turn as well as a seven on the river, sending the $168,000 pot to Voulgaris, who finished the session up over $300,000.

Then, Phil Laak, who had been mostly quiet during Saturday’s episode, picked up pocket aces and sprung into action. He raised to $5,100 before the flop and Perkins, who peeked down at A-8, including the ace of hearts, called from the straddle. The flop came 9-10-5, all hearts, and Perkins checked his nut flush draw. Laak bet $9,000 and Perkins check-raised to $30,000. Laak 3bet all-in for $83,800, and Perkins called for his remaining stack to build a $179,000 pot.

The turn and river were run twice. In the first, the four of clubs and three of diamonds hit to send half of the pot to Laak. Perkins struck back in the second board, however, as an eight of hearts peeled off on the turn to leave Laak drawing dead. The result was a chopped pot.

Perkins was down $319,000 during his “High Stakes Poker” stint entering one of the final hands of the night. In it, Baxter min-raised to $1,600 before the flop with Q-9 and bracelet winner Jason Mercier 3bet to $4,400 with K-10. Perkins called with K-Q and Baxter came along to see an action flop of A-K-K.

Two players had made trips and it seemed to be only a matter of time before the chips hit the middle. On the flop, Baxter checked and Mercier bet $8,600 with trip kings. Perkins, who had Mercier out-kicked, called and Baxter abandoned ship. The turn was a three.

Mercier pushed out a bet of $20,100 and Perkins began Hollywooding. Perkins’ act involved yelling expletives multiple times and ended with him pushing all-in for $71,600. Mercier called to set up a $175,000 pot and the river was run twice. A nine and a four gave both halves to Perkins, who doubled up and perhaps saved face after his sub-par showing on “High Stakes Poker.”

Next week, an all-new lineup will convene that includes Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, Doyle Brunson, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond, Robert Croak, Bill Klein, and Johnny Chan. Croak and Klein, both businessmen, were down big during their appearances earlier this season.

Following a schedule change as a result of the online poker indictments, you can now catch new episodes of “High Stakes Poker” on Saturdays at 11:00pm ET on GSN. It no longer features the sponsorship of PokerStars.