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

04-26-2025 19:22 UTC-5

Szabo Leads the River

Josh Noy

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alexander Queen raised to 6,000 on the button, with Istvan Szabo calling in the small blind and Michael Lydon defending his big blind.

The 6♥8♣6♠ flop saw all three players check and the dealer flipped over the J♣ turn. Another trio of checks led to the 5♥ river hitting the felt.

Szabo led out for 10,000, taking down the pot quickly as Lydon and Queen both folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Istvan Szabo	214,000 214,000	214,000
Alexander Queen	62,000 62,000	62,000
Michael Lydon	53,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Alexander Queen Istvan Szabo Michael Lydon

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

04-26-2025 18:53 UTC-5

Break Time & End of Late Registration

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Players have reached another 15-minute break, which will also see the end of late registration.

The Main Event will be closed when play resumes on Level 13.

04-26-2025 18:43 UTC-5

Reid Falls to Feldman

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Jacob Reid opened to 5,500 in early position and Robert Wood made the call on the button. Ross Feldman, fresh off doubling his stack with pocket tens, moved all in.

After taking some time, Reid shoved his smaller stack and Wood got out of the way.

Jacob Reid: 9♣9♦ All in
Ross Feldman: J♣J♦

Feldman faced no danger, improving to a set on the 6♥3♠J♥Q♦5♠ board to score the knockout and increase his stack once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross Feldman	126,000 55,000	55,000

Robert Wood	10,900
Jacob Reid	Busted

Tags: Reid Falls Robert Wood Ross Feldman

04-26-2025 18:35 UTC-5

Feldman Holds to Double

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

After an open to 5,000 and call in early position, Ross Feldman moved all in for 30,300 in the hijack. Rajesh Desai was next to act in the cutoff, and he shoved his covering stack into the middle. The rest of the table folded, leaving Feldman at risk heads up.

Ross Feldman: 10♣10♥ All in
Rajesh Desai: A♦Q♠

Desai spun his chair around as Feldman watched his tens hold through the 7♥10♦3♣8♠6♠ runout. Desai spun back around to see his hand come second best, as Feldman raked in the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross Feldman	71,000 71,000	71,000

Rajesh Desai	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Rajesh Desai Ross Feldman

04-26-2025 18:25 UTC-5

No Action for Nobles

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Robert McGarry opened to 5,500 in middle position, with Kelly Nobles calling in the small blind and the big blind also making the call.

All three players checked the 10♦2♦10♣ flop before Nobles led out for 5,000 on the 9♠ turn. Only McGarry called to see the J♥ river, where Nobles fired again for 11,000.

That was enough to produce a fold from McGarry, as Nobles added some chips just before the table broke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Nobles	156,000 87,500	87,500

Robert McGarry	46,000 158,000	158,000

Tags: Kelly Nobles Robert McGarry

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 2,400

04-26-2025 18:08 UTC-5

Ramirez Pressures Chillemi

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jose Ramirez opened to 5,500 in the hijack and found a call from Thomas Chillemi in the big blind.

Chillemi checked the 7♥10♦7♣ flop, with Ramirez sliding out a continuation bet of 5,400. After a moment, Chillemi slid his cards to the dealer and Ramirez picked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Chillemi	129,000 49,000	49,000
Jose Ramirez	63,000

Tags: Jose Ramirez Thomas Chillemi

04-26-2025 18:01 UTC-5

Nguyen Finds Aces

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Sitting on a short stack, Hoang Nguyen moved all in after looking at one of his cards. Daniel Kusnerak made the call and Nguyen turned his second card face up for the table to see.

Hoang Nguyen: A♥A♦ All in
Daniel Kusnerak: A♣K♦

Hoang matched one red ace with another, but Kusnerak picked up a flush draw on the 8♣2♣7♣ flop. Nguyen watched the 6♠ turn and A♠ river, seeing his pocket aces hold to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Kusnerak	62,000
Hoang Nguyen	14,000

Tags: Daniel Kusnerak Hoang Nguyen

04-26-2025 17:47 UTC-5

Menna Busts Maturana

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mateo Maturana opened to 4,000 in early position, with Michael Porrini calling on the button and Matteo Menna defending his big blind.

Menna and Maturana checked the 6♥Q♣2♥ flop, both calling after Porrini fired a bet of 5,000.

Menna checked again on the 8♦ turn and Maturana bet 10,000. Porrini folded before Menna moved all in. Maturana did not take long to make the call, leaving himself at risk.

Mateo Maturana: K♦Q♥ All in
Matteo Menna: 6♣6♦

Maturana's pair of queens was no match for Menna's set of sixes, and the 3♠ river confirmed his exit.