Drunken Dragon Day 2 Done

Today is the Feast of the Drunken Dragon, celebrated in Macau with parades and banquets. Here at the Grand Lisboa, the day began with action crazy enough to fit the celebration. TJ Vorapanich surged to the lead in a series of massive pots in the last level of the night, finishing with a chart-topping 472,900. Norwegian pro Kai Paulsen joins Vorapanich above the 400,000-mark.

Over the course of seven levels, 160 players were reduced to 44, bringing the field just four eliminations from the money. One of the biggest stacks at the start of the day, David Steicke, was eliminated at the hands of Vorapanich. Nam Le, Steve Yea, Andrew Scott, and Aaron Lerner also failed to make it through the day. It was a rough one for Team PokerStars Pro. They lost Eric Assadourian, Tony Hachem, Celina Lin, and Raymond Wu. Only Marcel Luske was able to fly on to Day 3. He'll be joined by last year's high roller champ, Jonas Kronwitter, along with Brendon Rubie and Binh Nguyen.

Come back at 12:15 pm local time for Day 3 to follow along with us as they burst the bubble and fight for a spot at the final table.