Hand #168: Lina Niu Wins the WPT Ladies World Championship! ($105,136) Olga Iermolcheva Finishes as Runner-Up ($70,008)

Photo:  WPT Ladies World Champion Lina Niu

HAND #168  –  Lina Niu raises to 450,000 with , Olga Iermolcheva moves all in for 3,950,000 with , and Niu waits for an exact count before she calls.

Iermolcheva needs her pocket nines to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Lina Niu wins the pot — and the WPT Ladies World Championship — with two pair, aces and sixes.

Olga Iermolcheva finishes as the runner-up, earning $70,008.

Lina Niu wins the WPT Ladies World Championship, earning $105,136. Niu also wins two trophies (one from the WPT, and one from Wynn Las Vegas), as well as a gift certificate for a cruise on Virgin Voyages in a Rockstar cabin ($8,000 value).

Congratulations to Lina Niu!

1st:  Lina Niu  –  $105,136
2nd:  Olga Iermolcheva  –  $70,008
3rd:  Dusti Smith  –  $51,538
4th:  Cindy Spier  –  $38,350
5th:  Kathy Liebert  –  $28,847
6th:  Jamie Kerstetter  –  $21,934

In addition to the prize money, all six final tablists will also receive gift certificates good for a cruise on Virgin Voyages. Second- thru sixth-place finishers will receive a certificate for a Sea Terrace cabin ($2,800 value each), while the winner will receive a certificate for a Rockstar cabin ($8,000 value).

Photo:  Runner-Up Olga Iermolcheva