Curcio Flops a Boat
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Yicheng Xu raised to 45,000 from the under-the-gun position and he was called by Joe Curcio in the hijack and Tuan Phan on the button. The flop fell 
and Xu checked to Curcio who bet 50,000.
Phan raised to 150,000 and the initial raiser got out of the hand. Curcio called to see the 
turn. Both players checked this time.
The 
fell on the river and Curcio bet 320,000 which sent Phan deep in the tank. He eventually called, leaving himself with just 170,000 behind, and he lost when Curcio opened up 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
1,600,000 | 600,000 |
|
170,000 | -440,000 |