"Welcome to the Table, Sir"

A player in early position raised to 400 and saw Ted Shenefelt call on his direct left. Zach Gutierrez and Steve Wilkie also called in the hijack and cutoff, respectively, with the players on the button and in the big blind also coming along.

"Six players," said the dealer before spreading a flop of . The first five players checked, putting action onto the player on the button. He bet 800 and saw action quickly fold back to Wilkie, who was the last line of defense. Wilkie called.

The turn came and Wilkie put out a bet of 1,000. His opponent folded and he took down the pot, teasing as the chips were shipped his way.

"Welcome to the table, sir," said tablemate Jason Welch with a smile as Wilkie won the first hand he was dealt for the afternoon. "We're not that friendly to everyone, you know!" Welch added.