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 |
and Poling picked up a flush draw to go with his live ace. The turn was the 
to give him a couple more outs but the 
bricked off on the river.
and it checked to Guilbert. He min-bet 20,000 and Lee and Martino called. Walton got out of the way. 
and Martino checked to Guilbert again. He put a bet ten-times as big in the middle when he pushed 205,000 forward. Lee thought about it for a long while before calling. Martino folded and he let them continue heads-up. 
was dealt on the river and Guilbert wanted to see how much Lee had behind. It was 385,000 and Guilbert tanked for about four minutes. He then announced all in and he let out an exaggerated sigh when Lee didn't snap call. 
and Lee showed 
for the winning hand. 
landed on the turn.
and took down the pot.
on the turn. Chris Grigorian and Vladimir Revniaga checked from the blinds again and Joe Curcio bet 60,000. Grigorian called and Revniaga folded.
on the river put four clubs on the board and both players instantly checked. Curcio turned over 
and scooped the pot with a flush.
board and Libarta doubled up to almost 15 big blinds again.
