$1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars Open Philadelphia

04-27-2025 12:19 UTC-5

Merlo Chipping Up

Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Zhenjie Hou raised to 30,000 in the cutoff and Cemil Senler made the call on the button. Anthony Merlo came along in the big blind and the 2♥A♣3♠ flop was revealed.

Merlo led out for 35,000, producing quick folds from both opponents and adding new chips to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Merlo	546,000 398,000	398,000
Cemil Senler	130,000 59,000	59,000
Zhenjie Hou	107,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Anthony Merlo Cemil Senler Zhenjie Hou

04-27-2025 12:24 UTC-5

Yang Triples Up

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Three-way action to the 5♣7♣6♠ flop saw Yishu Yang move all in for 23,000 from the big blind.

Michael Bohmerwald made the call, as did Osman Nasir. Yang waited as both players checked through the A♣ turn and Q♠ river and the cards were turned up.

Yishu Yang: A♦8♦ All in
Michael Bohmerwald: K♥7♥
Osman Nasir: 4♠4♥

Yang's pair of aces stood up as the best hand, staying alive and earning the triple-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Osman Nasir	1,190,000 500,000	500,000
Michael Bohmerwald	760,000 41,000	41,000

Yishu Yang	155,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Michael Bohmerwald Osman Nasir Yishu Yang

04-27-2025 12:34 UTC-5

First Break

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players have reached the first 15-minute break of the day.

Action will resume on Level 19, with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and a 16,000 big blind ante.

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

04-27-2025 12:56 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Funaro	1,920,000 1,236,000	1,236,000

Edric Nicoli	1,370,000 629,000	629,000
Norman Rodriguez	1,270,000 410,000	410,000

Justin Laudadio	1,240,000 451,000	451,000
Dan McGinnis	1,240,000 710,000	710,000
Jung Son	1,180,000 659,000	659,000
Michael Tweedlie	1,120,000 317,000	317,000
Roberto Ilagan	1,070,000 790,000	790,000
George Alberto	1,030,000 254,000	254,000

Philip Saracino	976,000 492,000	492,000
Mark Digiovani-Haney	945,000 260,000	260,000
Joseph Nocerino	915,000 536,000	536,000
Guan Huang	892,000 672,000	672,000
Edward Leonard	882,000 268,000	268,000
Maxim Urvantsev	868,000 439,000	439,000
William Beer	780,000 456,000	456,000
Gerard Shasho	730,000 555,000	555,000
Michael Bohmerwald	720,000 40,000	40,000

Xiaoqiong Liu	720,000 610,000	610,000
Brandon Mincher	640,000 264,000	264,000
Ken Dorsney	634,000 181,000	181,000
Andrew Philip	595,000 289,000	289,000
Maria Konnikova	235,000 201,000	201,000

Konnikova Runs into Big Slick

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Maria Konnikova was all in on the button, at risk against Roberto Ilagan in the big blind.

Maria Konnikova: Q♣10♣ All in
Roberto Ilagan: A♥K♦

Ilagan improved his advantage by hitting two pair on the A♣9♦9♥ flop. The 6♣ turn and 7♠ river completed the board, sending Konnikova to rail early on Level 20.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Ilagan	1,320,000 250,000	250,000
Maria Konnikova	Busted

Tags: Maria Konnikova Roberto Ilagan

04-27-2025 13:12 UTC-5

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

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04-27-2025 13:18 UTC-5

Saracino Sends Restrepo Out

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Daniel Restrepo had his stack in the middle, all in and at risk against Philip Saracino on his immediate left.

Daniel Restrepo: K♣10♠ All in
Philip Saracino: A♣9♥

Restrepo was already standing before the Q♥6♥2♥ flop hit the table. Saracino's ace-high held through the K♦ turn and 4♥ river to send Restrepo to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Saracino	1,180,000 204,000	204,000
Daniel Restrepo	Busted

Tags: Daniel Restrepo Philip Saracino

04-27-2025 13:31 UTC-5

Modica Turns a Winner

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action was three-way to the 6♣5♣J♣ flop, where Angel Modica checked in the big blind.

Soheb Porbandarwala fired a bet of 42,000 in early position and Roger Lussier called on the button. Modica took some time before check-raising all in for 302,000.

Porbandarwala stuck in the call and Lussier got out of the way.

Angel Modica: 5♥5♦ All in
Soheb Porbandarwala: A♣2♣

Porbandarwala flopped a flush, but Modica spiked the J♦ turn to make a full house. The 2♠ river completed the board, as Modica doubled up through Porbandarwala.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Lussier	894,000 412,000	412,000
Angel Modica	790,000 683,000	683,000
Soheb Porbandarwala	496,000 107,000	107,000

Tags: Angel Modica Roger Lussier Soheb Porbandarwala

04-27-2025 13:41 UTC-5

Tens No Good For Sader

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Guan Huang limped on the button before Fadi Sader raised to 63,000 in the small blind. Huang took some time before sliding in the call and the 6♥3♥2♠ flop hit the felt.

Sader led out for 85,000 and the call was made to see the 4♣ turn. Sader stacked his chips and moved all in, with Huang quickly calling.

Fadi Sader: 10♣10♥ All in
Guan Huang: 8♠5♠

"You have a five?" asked Sader as he turned over his pocket pair. Huang hit a straight on the turn, improving to a better straight on the 7♠ river to send Sader out.