Hand #41: Marius Gierse Eliminated in 4th Place ($179,710)

Jim Gilbert raises from the cutoff to 250,000, Pavel Plesuv calls from the button, and Marius Gierse (pictured) moves all in from the big blind for 4,950,000.

Gilbert folds, and Plesuv calls with . Gierse turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the pocket nines hold up for Plesuv to win the pot and eliminate Gierse in fourth place.

Seat 2.  Jim Gilbert  –  6,575,000
Seat 3.  Pavel Plesuv  –  24,375,000
Seat 4.  Jeremy Joseph  –  4,975,000
Seat 6.  Marius Gierse  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($179,710)