Pat Lyons Doubles His Short Stack Thru Mark Winchell

Down to his last 2K, WPT Champions Club member Pat Lyons is in the big blind, putting half his stack into the big-blind ante of 1K, and the other half out in front of him as his 1K big blind.

Mark Winchell raises UTG+1 to 2,500, and everyone else folds.

Lyons turns over , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Winchell.

The board comes , and Lyons wins the pot with a pair of aces to double up in chips.

Winchell says, “Nice hand,” and Lyons replies, “Thanks for the protection!”

Pat Lyons  –  3,500  (4 bb)
Mark Winchell  –  40,000  (40 bb)