Survivor: Worlds Apart eliminated Nina Poersch during the third episode of the CBS reality competition's 30th season on Wednesday night. 

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Nina, a 51-year-old hearing advocate from Palmdale, CA, was voted out of her No Collar tribe, called the "Nargarote" tribe, on Night 8 at the season's third Tribal Council session.

"According to them, I'm not as free-spirited as they are, and maybe I'm not! You know, maybe being out here in the elements and being with complete, total strangers brought out a different side of me. So, I'm going to really dig deep inside myself and maybe make some changes in that way. It was definitely a life-altering eight days," Nina said following her ouster.

Survivor: Worlds Apart's third episode began at the No Collar tribe's camp featuring Nina; Jenn Brown, a 22-year-old sailing instructor from Long Beach, CA; Hali Ford, a 25-year-old law student from San Francisco, CA; Joe Anglim, a 25-year-old jewelry designer from Scottsdale, AZ; and Will Sims II, a 41-year-old YouTube sensation from Sherman Oaks, CA.

Will had pulled a fast one on Joe, Jenn and Hali by voting out Vince Sly at the previous Tribal Council instead of Nina. They were supposed to split their votes with the intention of getting Nina out, but Will had switched his vote in the belief it was best for his own personal game. However, now Joe didn't trust him as much as he did.

Nina, who thought her alliance -- which had included Will -- was going to get Jenn out at the prior Tribal session, announced to the group she's well aware she's the next one to go and asked to not be treated like an outsider until then. Nina thought the only thing she could do going forward is to be an asset to her tribe in Immunity Challenges.

On Day 7, the White Collar tribe was turning on one member.

The White Collar "Masaya" tribe was comprised of Tyler Fredrickson, a 33-year-old ex-talent agent assistant from Los Angeles, CA; Carolyn Rivera, a 52-year-old corporate executive from Tampa, FL; Max Dawson, a 37-year-old media consultant with a Ph.D from Topanga, CA; Shirin Oskooi, a 31-year-old Yahoo executive from San Francisco, CA; and Joaquin Souberbielle, a 27-year-old marketing director from Valley Stream, NY.

Carolyn called Shirin crazy for talking about monkeys having sex and other strange topics. Tyler agreed, referring to Shirin as annoying and loud. Tyler believed Shirin had a vibe about her that just didn't fit in with the group. Her behavior was making her a target.

The Blue Collar "Escameca" tribe was made up of Kelly Remington, a 44-year-old state trooper from Grand Island, NY; Sierra Dawn Thomas, a 27-year-old barrel racer from Roy, UT; Mike Holloway, a 38-year-old oil driller from North Richland Hills, TX; Lindsey Cascaddan, a 24-year-old hairdresser from College Park, FL; Dan Foley, a 47-year-old postal worker from Gorham, ME; and Rodney Lavoie Jr., a 24-year-old general contractor from Boston, MA.

That day, Dan called his best characteristic his worst characteristic, which was not being able to keep his mouth shut. While he said he was learning from his mistakes, he disrespected Rodney's mom with a comment that made the general contractor cry and flip out.

Over at the No Collar tribe, Hali and Jenn bonded over surfing on pieces of wood. Joe was trying to build team comradery, provide for his tribe and keep everyone happy and comfortable. In order to succeed in that, Joe tried to befriend Nina. Nina admitted to cameras she used to be a white-collar worker so she just didn't mesh with the group as well as she had hoped.

Meanwhile, the whole White Collar tribe went out looking for a hidden Immunity Idol without knowing Carolyn had already found it. Tyler knew that information.

Shirin then asked the tribe to make a truce not to search for the idol until after the next challenge when they'd receive another clue, but Joaquin barked at her for making such a suggestion. Joaquin pointed out in a confessional he hadn't trusted Shirin since Day 1.

Shirin thought Joaquin was getting mad for no reason but it was better for her own game that way. Joaquin then shared a clue to the hidden Immunity Idol with Tyler. This move allowed Tyler to trust Joaquin more and the guys started to bond even though Tyler noted Joaquin was on the outs. Tyler found more of an issue with Shirin and her alleged craziness. Shirin was therefore at the top of the tribe's elimination list.

At the Blue Collar tribe's camp, Mike was frustrated he was the only person busting this ass around camp. However, everyone disagreed with him saying they just put work in on their own time and didn't like having someone telling them what to do all the time. Mike especially angered Lindsey and Rodney.

Rodney didn't think it was necessary to work every second of every day and then threw a tantrum. The girls agreed Mike was "ignorant" and unthankful.

Lindsey then offended Mike with a remark about his God, and it really hurt Mike's feelings because he had a strong faith. Mike kept insisting the tribe should just send him home because he stood up for himself and how he felt -- and while he wasn't being serious -- everyone else seemed to think that was a great idea.

Afterward, the three tribes met Survivor host Jeff Probst for the season's third Immunity Challenge. All the castaways appeared to be shocked when they noticed the No Collars had gotten rid of Vince.

For the challenge, each tribe had to carry a large bucket to a water tower where they'd fill it, race back, and then work together to plug up as many holes as they could to keep the water from leaking out. Then, they'd pour the remaining water into a barrel and head back to do it all again. The first two tribes to fill their barrel and raise their tribal flag would win immunity and Reward in the form of comfort.

The first-place tribe would receive a massive comfort reward complete with chairs, blankets, pillows, candles, rope and a tarp. The second tribe to finish would earn itself a tarp.

The Blue Collar tribe sat out Lindsey and then the games were underway. Blue Collar ended up winning the challenge, while the White Collar tribe finished in second place. The results left the White Collar tribe to attend Tribal Council for the second time in a row.

It turns out, it was Joe's idea not to utilize Nina in the challenge because he thought she'd slow them down. However, it was a bad move because she could've helped to plug up the holes. Joe was sincerely sorry and regretful to his tribe for their loss.

On Day 8, once the tribes returned to their respective camp, Nina told the cameras she thought the vote was going to come down to either herself or Will. It was clear Joe, Jenn and Hali were together and still tight. Jenn admitted in a confessional that Will performed poorly in the challenges and wasn't trustworthy because he seemed sneaky, but Nina on the other hand, was a "wet blanket over the tribe."

Hali pointed out that Nina was "frail and her attitude wasn't there" but Will was struggling and was "a snake." Hali then suggested to Jenn they should vote out Will so that he didn't end up doing anything idiotic.

At Tribal Council that night, Will was annoyed with the fact Nina always brought everything back to being deaf when the tribe agreed her hearing had nothing to do with the fact she's sort of an outcast.

Will said everyone tried to get along with her, and Joe backed Will by saying Nina misunderstood them just as much as she felt misunderstood. Joe also told Nina that he deals with a lot of dead people in his life and he'd be the last person to ever judge someone based on that alone.

Nina told the tribe they'd be crazy to keep Will because she was strong, loyal and could help them win challenges. Jenn, however, noted that Nina was emotionally weak and it was a concern for them. Hali said her tribe just wanted to go with the flow -- with the highs and lows -- but Nina didn't ride like that.

Before the vote commenced, Nina revealed to everyone she used to be a White Collar worker. She had managed money in a form of budget planning for 44 years. Her tribemates seemed surprised and unhappy hearing that news. Hali told Nina she needed to try to become more No Collar for the sake of tribal unity. Nina said she'd try her best to make some changes.

Jeff then revealed the votes. Two castaways voted for Will, while three people voted to oust Nina from Survivor.

The episode's closing credits later showed that Joe, Jenn and Will voted for Nina. Hali and Nina voted for Will.
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