Liberta Gets the Folds
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Joseph Liberta raised to 80,000 from the hijack and was called by Joe Curcio on the button and Sergio Fernandez in the big blind.
They all checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. Fernandez check-folded to the 125,000 bet of Liberta which Curcio called.
The river completed the board with the 
and Liberta now bet 250,000 for Curcio to fold immediately.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000 | -545,000 |
|
2,500,000 | -200,000 |
|
1,925,000 | 425,000 |
and Hong took the pot down with his pair of nines while the WSOP bracelet winner was sent to the rail in 16th place banking $16,970.
and both players checked. Xu put in a bet of 180,000 on the 
and it was snapped off by Hong. 
but Hong had flopped the straight with 
.
, Russell checked, Curcio bet 200,000 and Russell responded with a raise to 525,000. Curcio took a few seconds before announcing he was all-in with the bigger stack. Russell dived into the tank, talking through the options, trying to figure out what Curcio could possibly have, and then ended up folding.
flop was dealt and both players checked. They also checked on the 
river completed the board. Korenev led out with a bet of 90,000 and Xu called. 
