Yago Dos Santos bet 3,000 from the button on a flop of 5♥K♠J♠ and Antonio Galiana raised to 8,700 in middle position. Dos Santos called, and they saw the 10♥ fall on the turn.
Both players checked to the 8♦ river, where Galiana bet 11,200. Dos Santos gave up his hand, and Galiana took the pot.
With around 18,000 in the pot on a board of J♦9♠2♣Q♣, Olivio Gontijo bet 13,000 from the big blind and Rafael Tabalipa called in the hijack.
The river was the 9♣ and Gontijo bet 55,000. Tabalipa again called, and Gontijo showed J♣J♥ for a full house to win the big pot.
Paulo Goncalves raised to 1,400 in the cutoff and picked up three callers going to the 2♦3♠8♣ flop. Goncalves then bet 2,500, and Gustavo Moscon on the button and big blind Luis Felipe Abdo called.
All three players checked the Q♠ turn. Goncalves then bet 5,500 on the A♣ river, and only Moscon called.
Goncalves showed A♥2♣ for two pair, and Moscon mucked A♠J♦.
Jonatas Gomes and Fernando Viana built a pot of around 12,000 as they went heads-up to a flop of A♦3♠9♣. Viana then led out for 5,000 from the small blind, and Gomes called in the cutoff.
Viana bet another 16,000 on the J♣ turn, and Gomes again called. The 7♥ fell on the river and both players slowed down and checked.
Viana showed K♦Q♦ for king-high, while Gomes had A♠Q♣ for a pair of aces to win the pot.
WSOP bracelet winners Antonio Galiana and Aloisio Dourado were among the players to take their seats shortly after the day began.
Heads-up on a flop of 6♣J♠Q♣, Paulo Goncalves bet 2,000 from the button and Gustavo Moscon called in the small blind.
Goncalves bet another 5,500 on the 7♠ turn, and Moscon called to see the A♠ river. Goncalves then bet 8,500, and Moscon again called.
Goncalves could only show 7♣5♥ for a pair of sevens, while Moscon had K♠Q♦ for a pair of queens to win the pot.
Marcello Rezende raised to 1,200 in the cutoff before Marcos Kenne three-bet to 3,500 on the button. Mario Niciforo called in the big blind, while Rezende also called.
All three players checked the 6♣2♥5♠ flop. The 3♦ turn and J♦ river were also checked down, and Kenne showed A♣Q♦ to win the pot.
Defending champion Marcos Kenne, as well as Masato Yokosawa and last year's runner-up Paulo Goncalves, are among the first players to join the field on Day 1d.
Action is underway with 19 players currently registered.
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