Joao Vieira (under the gun) was checking back on the flop in a hand versus small blind Joao Simao.
Simao led out 250 on the turn and Vieira smooth-called, letting Simo fire another 325 on the river. Vieira then raised to 1,450 and Simao threw in the calling chips.
Vieira showed for a slow-played top set and raked in the pot.
We arrived when the floor person stood behind the dealer on Table 456, giving the last 30 second to act to a player in the small blind. He had placed a bet of 2,075 in front of him on the river of the board, facing a raise from Shaun Deeb who had pulled forward two orange chips of 5,000 each.
Deeb's opponent gave up in the last few seconds of the verbal countdown and a conversation about the strenghts of the respective hands followed.
"You probably had me beat," Deeb said and followed it with a laugh.
On a flop of Justin Young was first to act from the big blind. He checked to his one opponent on the button who put out a bet of 400. Young called.
The turn was the and Young check-called again, this time a bet of 800. Both players checked on the river. Young showed down his and that earned him a small pot, chipping up over the starting stack mark after recently joining the field.
Rainer Kempe was in middle position, firing 350 into the pot on the flop. Shannon Shorr called on the button and they went to the turn where Kempe continued with a bet of 1,100. Shorr called again.
The river was a blank and Kempe didn't fire the third shell. Shorr knuckled back and Kempe showed for just king-high. Shorr turned over his and claimed the pot to eclipse the starting line.
Action was three ways on a board showing and Olivier Busquet was first to act. He led out with a bet of 500 and got calls from the player on his left as well as Kristen Bicknell.
The river was the and Busquet checked this time, followed by two checks from his opponents. Busquet could only show for jack-high, while the player to his left showed for two pair. Bicknell had the best of it though with for two pair with a better kicker and she took down the pot.
Bicknell has started off strong in addition to that pot, building her stack up to around 35,000 already.
Anton Morgenstern, notoriously known for his rampageous 2013 WSOP Main Event run that ended in a steep downhill on the last three tables, is back in action at the World Series.
After locking up a small cash in THE COLOSSUS, Morgenstern now switched to the $5k Event. His start hasn't been the best as he was seen short of some initial chips, but Morgenstern is now climbing back up.
With just under 10,000 in the pot, Morgensen shoved his remaining 8,000 or so out of the big blind on the turn, with two other players still involved on the texture. Morgenstern didn't find a customer and raked in the pot without showing and while he's still trailing the starting amount, he's at least trending upward.
Action was on the river in a pot between Calvin Anderson and Terry Fleischer. There was a big pot already in the middle of the table and Anderson, who was first to act, put out a bet of 3,500 on a board of . Terry Fleischer was the other player in the pot and he decided to raise, making it 10,000 total.
Anderson was in the tank upon our arrival at the table and he thought for a bit before calling.
"Pocket aces," Fleischer said, showing . It was good as Anderson mucked and Fleischer raked in the big pot.