$1,100 Main Event Day 1c | 2025 PokerStars Open Philadelphia

04-25-2025 18:22 UTC-5

Picinic Pressures Chu

Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Dominic Picinic opened to 3,500 from under the gun and Tao Chu responded with a three-bet to 10,500 in middle position. Action folded back around to Picinic, who made the call.

Picinic then checked the 9♥2♦8♣ flop and Chu continued for 10,000. The call was made and the 3♥ turn was revealed. Another check from Picinic saw Chu count out a bet of 22,500.

After taking a few minutes, Picinic announced all in. That was enough to take down the pot, as Chu slid his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soheb Porbandarwala	247,000
Tao Chu	171,000
Dominic Picinic	164,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Dominic Picinic Tao Chu

04-25-2025 18:04 UTC-5

Mann Catches the River

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Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was three-way to the K♦2♣5♥ flop, where Michael Mann fired a bet of 3,500.

Calvin Kelleher responded by moving all in for 23,000, producing a fold from Thomas Hanley on his left. Mann then took some time before tossing in the call.

Calvin Kelleher: K♣J♦ All in
Michael Mann: 6♠5♦

Kelleher's pair of kings was in the lead, maintaining that advantage through the 8♣ turn. The table gasped as the 6♦ hit the river, giving Mann two pair sending Kelleher to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mann	113,000 113,000	113,000
Thomas Hanley	17,000 17,000	17,000
Calvin Kelleher	Busted

Tags: Calvin Kelleher Michael Mann Thomas Hanley

04-25-2025 17:51 UTC-5

Two Hours of Late Registration Remain

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Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The field for Day 1c continues to grow, with three levels of late registration remaining.

Registration will close at the end of the next break, prior to the start of Level 13. Day 1d begins Saturday at 10:15 a.m. local time.

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

04-25-2025 16:45 UTC-5

Dinner Break

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break.

Play will resume on Level 10 at approximately 6:45 p.m. local time, with late registration open until the start of Level 13.

04-25-2025 16:35 UTC-5

"I Knew You Had It"

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kyle Barrett opened to 1,200 on the button before Richard Hartman slid out a three-bet to 5,500 in the small blind. Barrett made the call and the 6♦Q♥10♥ flop hit the felt.

Hartman checked to Barrett, who continued for 3,500. After a moment, Hartman check-raised to 11,500 and Barrett called.

The dealer flipped over the 7♠ turn, where Hartman announced all in and Barrett tossed in the call.

Richard Hartman: A♥Q♠ All in
Kyle Barrett: K♠Q♦

"I knew you had it, I just couldn't fold" said Barrett after seeing Hartman's ace kicker. The 7♦ river changed nothing, as Hartman earned the double-up.

"Good hand," Barrett continued as Hartman raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Hartman	84,000 84,000	84,000
Kyle Barrett	43,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Kyle Barrett Richard Hartman

04-25-2025 16:26 UTC-5

Comeskey Chipping Up

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Trevor Keller and Caitlin Comeskey were heads up in the blinds with the dealer fanning out the 3♥4♣6♥ flop.

Keller checked in the small blind to Comeskey, who slid out a bet of 1,200. That was enough to earn the pot, as Keller folded and Comeskey added more chips to her growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Caitlin Comeskey	117,000 44,000	44,000

Trevor Keller	32,000

Tags: Caitlin Comeskey Trevor Keller

04-25-2025 16:14 UTC-5

Roberts Leads Twice

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was heads up between Patrick Roberts in the small blind and Anibal Santiago in the big blind.

Roberts led out on the K♠7♥6♠ with a bet of 1,500. Santiago called and the 7♦ turn was revealed.

That produced another lead from Roberts, this time for 3,200. Santiago did not take long to send his cards into the muck, with Roberts collecting the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anibal Santiago	89,000 89,000	89,000
Patrick Roberts	58,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Anibal Santiago Patrick Roberts

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-25-2025 15:54 UTC-5

2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo Festival Starts April 30

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Josh Noy

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

One of the most eagerly anticipated stops on the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) is almost upon us: the EPT Monte-Carlo festival. Running from April 30 through May 10, the 2025 PokerStars EPT Monte-Carlo takes place, as always, at the luxurious Sporting Monte-Carlo. The stop marks the 20th year since PokerStars first took the EPT to the legendary Principality.

This year's EPT Monte-Carlo bursts into action with the inaugural €1,100 PokerStars Open Main Event. The PokerStars Open are a set of six standalone stops plus two Open Main Events at EPT Barcelona and Monte-Carlo, each with a €1/£1 million guaranteed prize pool.

If the recent PokerStars Open Campione Main Event is anything to go by, PokerStars Open Monte-Carlo could be huge. Last month, the €1,100 PokerStars Open Campione Main Event drew in a staggering 2,423 entrants who created a €2,326,080 prize pool. PokerStars knew their new event would be popular, but nobody expected such a massive turnout. Adrian State of Romania triumphed in Campione, turning his €1,100 investment into €363,000.

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