Peng Rails Luyckx
We have only caught Bart Luyckx in two hands so far today with the Belgium player losing both - not that we're bad luck or anything...
Luyckx will have to reenter if he wants to make some waves in the Main Event, as the second hand we caught him involved in saw him hit the rail, with China's Zhongcai Peng the man to send him there.
We picked up the action on a flop of 
with 2,000 in bets, blinds and antes in the pot, just as Peng led out for an enticing bet of 600. Luyckx wanted to play for more and moved all-in for 5,000 in total, sending Peng into the tank, where he remained for several minutes. Eventually, a decision was reached and Peng threw in the calling chips.
"How do you take so long to call there with ace king?" asked a perplexed Luyckx after Peng revealed his 
, with Luyckx rolling over 
.
Peng did not reply and the rest of the board ran out 
and 
respectively to bring Luyckx's first Main Event attempt to an end, while Peng stacked up to 51,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000 | |
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Busted | |