2026 PokerStars Open Philadelphia

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 PokerStars Open Philadelphia
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$126,705
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$860,160
Total Entries
896
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
114
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 896
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Final Table Payouts

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Main Event Trophy
Main Event Trophy
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1  $126,705
2  $80,705
3  $56,400
4Thilbaud MartinFrance$41,400
5Jean BrillantUnited States$31,400
6Arlie ShabanCanada$25,400
7Jason RivkinUnited States$20,400
8Abel GebeyehuUnited States$15,900
9Troy LaypoUnited States$12,400

Level: 35

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

Thilbaud Martin Eliminated in 4th Place ($41,400)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Thilbaud Martin
Thilbaud Martin

Thilbaud Martin opened by moving all in, and Michael Linster looked at his cards in the big blind before sticking in the call.

Thilbaud Martin: A10 All in
Michael Linster: KQ

Martin was ahead until the 6Q6 flop, as Linster found two pair. The 7 turn and 7 river could not save Martin, who exited the tournament in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Linster
13,400,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Thilbaud Martin
Busted

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Jean Brillant Eliminated in 5th Place ($31,400)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Jean Brillant
Jean Brillant

Jason Raber shoved from under the gun, and Jean Brillant called off his shorter stack in the big blind.

Jean Brillant: AK All in
Jason Raber: 99

Brillant was looking to win a flip, but Raber's pocket pair saw a clean 37247 runout to score the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Raber
7,500,000
2,700,000
2,700,000
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Jean Brillant
Busted

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Arlie Shaban Eliminated in 6th Place ($25,400)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Arlie Shaban
Arlie Shaban

Shortly after making a full house with A10 against Michael Klein's QQ, Arlie Shaban was all in from the big blind after Michael Linster shoved on the button.

Arlie Shaban: 99 All in
Michael Linster: QJ

Shaban was looking for low cards, but the KK5JA runout left Linster with a flush to score the knockout. Shaban wished the table good luck on his way to the payout desk in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Klein
13,000,000
500,000
500,000
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Michael Linster
12,100,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Arlie Shaban
Busted
pokerstars

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Brillant Binks the River

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jean Brillant was all in from under the gun, at risk against Michael Linster in the cutoff.

Jean Brillant: K10 All in
Michael Linster: AQ

Linster was in the lead through the 95J flo, where Brillant picked up a straight draw. The 3 changed nothing, while Brillant hit the K river to make the only pair and double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Linster
8,100,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Jean Brillant
3,800,000
2,325,000
2,325,000

Tags: Jean BrillantMichael Linster

Another Flip for Klein

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Michael Klein
Michael Klein

Michael Klein opened to 800,000 from under the gun, and Jean Brillant moved all in as next to act. Klein made the call, and the cards were turned up.

Michael Klein: JJ All in
Jean Brillant: AK

Klein had just survived on a flip, and did it again on the 8Q1027 board to double through Brillant.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Klein
13,500,000
6,400,000
6,400,000
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Jean Brillant
1,475,000
2,425,000
2,425,000

Tags: Jean BrillantMichael Klein

Final Table Payouts

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Main Event Trophy
Main Event Trophy
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1  $126,705
2  $80,705
3  $56,400
4  $41,400
5  $31,400
6  $25,400
7Jason RivkinUnited States$20,400
8Abel GebeyehuUnited States$15,900
9Troy LaypoUnited States$12,400

Klein Wins a Flip

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Michael Klein moved all in from the hijack, and was at risk when Jason Raber stuck in a call from the cutoff.

Michael Klein: AK All in
Jason Raber: JJ

Klein found the help he needed on the 5K348 runout, making a pair of kings to secure the double through Raber.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Klein
7,100,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
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Jason Raber
4,800,000
1,000,000
1,000,000

Tags: Jason RaberMichael Klein