Hand #157: Dusti Smith Eliminated in 3rd Place ($51,538)

Photo:  Dusti Smith

Lina Niu raises from the button to 300,000 with , Olga Iermolcheva calls from the small blind with , and Dusti Smith calls from the big blind with .

The flop comes , and it checks to Niu, who bets 250,000. Iermolcheva folds, and Smith moves all in for 1,475,000.

Niu thinks for a while before she calls with her for a pair of queens, but Smith turns over her for a pair of queens with a higher kicker. Smith needs her hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card is the , and the river card is — the !

Niu rivers two pair to win the pot and eliminate Smith in third place.

Seat 1.  Lina Niu  –  9,525,000  (64 bb)
Seat 3.  Olga Iermolcheva  –  8,325,000  (56 bb)
Seat 4.  Dusti Smith  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($51,538)

Photo:  Dusti Smith