most of reward get split between first 10 upvoters.....well now if all 10 of them have votes like 0.01-0.02$ then you can score upto 5-10$.....but that wont b always the case but even if first 10 guys consist of people with good steem power you will still get 1-4$ if you vote first....well check my post ihave explained how this curation works exactly https://steemit.com/steemit/@mvrr007/how-to-get-maximum-reward-on-steemit-must-read