Zhang Becomes the First to Hit the Rail

Teun Mulder raised to 4,000 in middle position and was called by Daniel Dvoress in the hijack and Sam Grafton on the button. Michael Zhang re-raised to 23,500 in the small blind and was met with a four-bet to 44,000 from Mulder. Dvoress and Grafton both folded as Zhang shoved in his stack of just under 90,000. Mulder quickly called and the cards were tabled.

Teun Mulder:
Michael Zhang:

It was a classic coin flip and Zhang held the lead through the flop. However, the on the turn was exactly what Mulder was looking for. The completed the board and Zhang became the first player eliminated.