WSOPC The Reserve

As 167 players return from a field that now sits at 236 entries on Day 1B of the WSOPC Main Event at The Reserve, the top of the leaderboard sees a logjam of players all fighting for the top spot.

With 153,800, Ricky White is the lone player over 150K, but no less than 14 other players have over 100K.

Roger Teska

Omar Sader

Among them is one of last night's bubble boys, Roger Teska, who has 131,000 in his attempt to improve on last night's half of a min cash which he split with Joey Couden.

Also among the leaders is 18-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, Michael Setera, with 105,900.

Michael Setera

You can chck out the updated PokerOrg leaderboard of the Top 20 stacks under the 'chip counts' tab above.

Play continues with blinds of 500 / 1,000 (1,000) and two more hours of play before dinner break at approximately 5:30 pm.

Level 6: 400/800 (800 BB ante) — 233 entries

Matthew Kittell opened to 2,000 from early position before noticing John Hoellein in the big blind, apparently someone he'd had trouble with on the felt earlier in the day.

"Ah hell, it's you, sonofabitch. Somebody warn me next time."

Hoellein wouldn't be his immediate problem, however, as David Berman three-bet to 7,000 from Kittell's immediate left.

Action folded to Hoellein, who released his big blind, prompting another comment from Kittell.

"Okay, maybe I've got a chance now that he folded."

Kittell called, and the duo saw a flop of . Kittell checked and called a 3,000 chip bet from Berman.

Both players checked the turn before the completed the board.

Kittell led for 3,000, only to face an all-in raise from Berman for approximately 25,000.

Kittell bemoaned his predicament, saying he shouldn't have bet the river before folding face up for queens and fours.

Berman returned his cards to the dealer without showing as the pot was pushed his way.

"Did I have you?" Kittell asked.

Berman offered no response.

"You don't remember?"

Berman shook his head as he stacked his newfound chips.

Updated Chip Counts

• David Berman — 64,000 (80 bb)
• Matthew Kittell — 25,000 (31 bb)

Alexander Ahmed

Level 6: 400/800 (800 BB ante) — 213 entries

The coolest of coolers saw Brian Opyrchal sent to the rail at the hands of Alexander Ahmed.

Opyrchal opened from under the gun and was three-bet to 4,000 by Ahmed in the hijack. Michael Bashir called on the button before Opyrchal four-bet to 8,000.

Ahmed five-bet to 17,500, prompting Bashir to fold, but Opyrchal six-bet shoved for approximately 24,000. Ahmed happily called.

Brian Opyrchal:
Alexander Ahmed:

Even if the players had taken a different route preflop, the chips surely would have gone in on the flop, which gave both players sets.

Opyrchal needed the case king to survive, but instead the turn gave Ahmed quad aces. The completed the board as Ahmed eliminated Opyrchal in dramatic fashion.

Updated Chip Counts

• Alexander Ahmed — 111,000 (139 bb)
• Brian Opyrchal — Eliminated

Level 5: 300/600 (600 BB ante) — 199 entries

Picking up action with about 14,000 in the pot on a flop of , D'Andre Brown checked from early position and faced a bet of 5,000 from Jeremy Greenlee in middle position.

Brown check-raised all in for 16,300, and Greenlee called.

D'Andre Brown:
Jeremy Greenlee:

Brown had flopped top set, leaving Greenlee in dire straits. The turn improved Brown to queens full of eights, and the river completed the board to secure his double-up.

Updated Chip Counts

• Jeremy Greenlee — 51,000 (85 bb)
• D'Andre Brown — 48,000 (80 bb)