In one of the most dramatic hands of the entire tournament, Ekaterina Rodkina was eliminated in 14th place, despite holding with an ace and a pair on board.

The excitement began when the dealer fanned a flop of across the felt, and Roseanne Musillo decided to shove all in for a sizable stack. Rodkina held the pocket rockets of course, and with a seemingly safe flop now on board, she snap-called and showed down her monster.

Musillo revealed her holding, and when the table saw her everyone readied for a momentous sweat.

Turn:

The dealer burned and turned, filling in the mother of all hands in an instant. Musillo had made a royal flush to put a lock on the hand, and even though Rodkina filled up with the on the river, it was all for naught.

We learned from Rodkina's friend Olga, who was on hand throughout to provide support, that the young player is still student the game, and with her impressive showing here today its obvious she's quite the quick learner.

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