Tyler Bonkowski check-called the bet of Christopher Vitch on a 
flop.
They both checked through the 
on the turn.
Bonkowski bet on the 
on the river and Vitch called. Bonkowski showed 
but Vitch showed 
for a pair of jacks and the pot.
Barry Shulman raised from middle position and two players called him.
The flop came 
and the action checked to Shulman. He bet and got two callers again.
The turn was the 
and Shulman was betting again. This time he got one caller.
The river was the and he bet a third time. His remaining opponent folded and Shulman took down the pot.
Level: 2
Limits: 200/400
Ante: 0
Frank Kassela raised under the gun and Kenneth Shei three-bet. Mark Gregorich made it four bets from the small blind and Kassela folded before Shei called.
The flop came 
and Gregorich bet. Shei called. The turn was the 
and Gregorich bet again. Shei called.
On the river, the 
came and Gregorich check-called. Shei showed 
and won the hand.
James Obst is in the field early having just busted the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight or Better.
He is currently sitting in fourth place on the World Series of Poker Player of the Year leaderboard. Ray Henson is currently in first and is still in Day 2 of the $10,000 PLO 8. Obst has four top-10 finishes this year, including a win in the $10,000 Razz Championship for his first WSOP bracelet.
There are likely to be more POY contenders joining the field after they bust from either the $10,000 PLO 8 or the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event that also began earlier today. Below is the current top five of the WSOP POY race.
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
| Ray Henson | 531.22 |
| Ryan Hughes | 530.13 |
| John Racener | 527.75 |
| James Obst | 509.01 |
| Mike Leah | 508.24 |
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