Olga Iermolcheva Takes Back the Chip Lead

Olga Iermolcheva raises to 60,000 from the hijack and gets calls from Lina Niu in the cutoff, Louise Francoeur in the small blind and Tammy Ehrhart in the big blind. The dealer fans the flop and action checks to Iermolcheva who bets 75,000. Niu folds, Francoeur calls and Ehrhart folds.

The turn is the and both players check to the river. Francoeur leads out for 150,000 and Iermolcheva raises to 500,000. Francoeur snap-calls and Iermolcheva announces “straight” as she tables . “Wow,” says Francoeur as she pays the bet. “I should have bet the turn too,” says Iermolcheva.

Olga Iermolcheva – 4,200,000 (140 bb)
Lina Niu – 4,050,000 (135 bb)
Louise Francoeur – 1,140,000 (38 bb)
Tammy Ehrhart – 600,000 (20 bb)