Lee Takes Out Yau, Luyckx Surfing the Short Stack

Hong Kong's Winson Yau came into Day 2 as one of the larger stacks with 185,000 but these chips have all been frittered away over the last four levels. The man who got the majority of them is none other than World Series bracelet winner Preston Lee.

Lee was the initial aggressor, opening to 6,500 from middle position, with Yau three-betting to 20,000 on the button. Lee did not take long to shove and Yau tossed in a single blue 5k chip to represent the call and put himself at risk for his last 70,000 or so.

Preston Lee:
Winson Yau:

While Yau had a hand, Lee's was better and there was no ace or jack to be seen on the run out, meaning Lee's full house was enough to bust Yau and stack up to 160,000.

Belgium's Bart Luyckx is on the other end of the chip spectrum but is holding onto his tournament life with a firm grip and managed to spin his three big blind stack up to close to what he began the day with.

Following some early action, Luyckx got his last three big blinds in from the button with nine-deuce, beating two players holding ace-king and ace-queen respectively after pairing his deuce and is sitting on a stack of 31,000 presently.