Mike McDonald Eliminated in 25th Place (HK$202,000)

Yaxi Zhu raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and found calls from Vladimir Troyanovskiy from the button and Mike McDonald from the small blind. The flop came down and McDonald checked. Zhu continued for 18,000 prompting Troyanovskiy to fold. McDonald, however, stuck around.

The hit the felt on the turn and McDonald checked for a second time. Zhu continued her aggression with a bet of 39,000. McDonald came over the top with a check-raise to 110,000 and Zhu flatted.

The finished the board and McDonald moved all in for about 240,000. Zhu snapped him off, rolling over for the nut straight. McDonald tabled before his cards were pulled into the muck. He was eliminated in 25th place and Zhu assumed the chip lead with about 940,000.