$1,100 Main Event | 2026 PokerStars Open Philadelphia

03-22-2026 17:43 UTC-4

Himmelbrand's Turn to Double

Josh Noy

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Greg Himmelbrand was all in from the cutoff, finding a call from David Kinane in the big blind.

Greg Himmelbrand: A♥7♣ All in
David Kinane: Q♣8♥

Himmelbrand hit an ace on the K♦J♣A♦ flop, but Kinane picked up additional outs. The 2♠ turn and K♠ river were safe for Himmelbrand, earning the double through Kinane.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kinane	1,850,000 50,000	50,000
Greg Himmelbrand	570,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: David Kinane Greg Himmelbrand

03-22-2026 17:33 UTC-4

Chu Doubles Through Fisher

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Josh Noy

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tao Chu shoved from under the gun for 410,000, and Daniel Fisher made the call in the cutoff.

Tao Chu: 10♠10♣ All in
Daniel Fisher: 8♠8♣

Both players turned over black pocket pairs, with Chu staying in front on the 3♥7♠5♣6♥7♦ board to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Fisher	1,340,000 280,000	280,000
Tao Chu	910,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Daniel Fisher Tao Chu

03-22-2026 17:26 UTC-4

Collier Ives Eliminated in 27th Place ($5,800)

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Josh Noy

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Collier Ives moved his stack of 700,000 into the middle from the cutoff, and Abel Gebeyehu made the call in the small blind.

Collier Ives: A♥4♣ All in
Abel Gebeyehu: 10♠10♥

Gebeyehu saw his pocket tens hold through the K♦8♠5♣8♣9♠ runout, sending Ives to the payout desk in 27th position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abel Gebeyehu	2,100,000 960,000	960,000

Collier Ives	Busted

Tags: Abel Gebeyehu Collier Ives

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

03-22-2026 17:15 UTC-4

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
30	1	Michael Klein	United States	2,780,000	70
30	2	Greg Himmelbrand	United States	515,000	13
30	3	Troy Laypo	United States	575,000	14
30	4	Jason Raber	United States	1,700,000	43
30	5	David Kinane	United States	1,800,000	45
30	6	Robert Hwang	United States	1,680,000	42
30	7	Aaron Shapiro	United States	380,000	10
30	8	Michael Hager	United States	1,800,000	45
30	9	Phillip Phan	United States	1,460,000	37

31	1	Tao Chu	Taiwan	690,000	17
31	2	Jeffrey Gibson	United States	1,300,000	33
31	3	Daniel Schmertz	United States	605,000	15
31	4	Michael Linster	United States	1,280,000	32
31	5	Jean Brillant	United States	1,040,000	26
31	6	Daniel Fisher	United States	1,620,000	41
31	7	Yunye Lu	China	525,000	13
31	8	Rajath Tangam	United States	2,740,000	69
31	9	Sergio Loureiro	United States	735,000	18

32	1	Jason Rivkin	United States	740,000	19
32	2	Arlie Shaban	Canada	1,100,000	28
32	3	Thilbaud Martin	France	2,600,000	65
32	4	Alex Kim	United States	2,480,000	62
32	5	Collier Ives	United States	800,000	20
32	6	William Hofstaedter	United States	1,040,000	26
32	7	Abel Gebeyehu	United States	1,140,000	29
32	8	Mykhailo Lendel	United States	1,250,000	31
32	9	Travis Hartshorn	United States	1,240,000	31

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Klein	2,780,000 1,030,000	1,030,000
Rajath Tangam	2,740,000 160,000	160,000

Thilbaud Martin	2,600,000 900,000	900,000
Alex Kim	2,480,000 120,000	120,000
David Kinane	1,800,000 300,000	300,000
Michael Hager	1,800,000 80,000	80,000

Jason Raber	1,700,000 640,000	640,000
Robert Hwang	1,680,000 200,000	200,000
Daniel Fisher	1,620,000 450,000	450,000
Phillip Phan	1,460,000 250,000	250,000
Jeffrey Gibson	1,300,000 1,144,000	1,144,000
Michael Linster	1,280,000 556,000	556,000

Mykhailo Lendel	1,250,000 700,000	700,000
Travis Hartshorn	1,240,000 210,000	210,000
Abel Gebeyehu	1,140,000 140,000	140,000

Arlie Shaban	1,100,000 360,000	360,000

Jean Brillant	1,040,000 750,000	750,000
William Hofstaedter	1,040,000 735,000	735,000
Collier Ives	800,000 500,000	500,000
Jason Rivkin	740,000 428,000	428,000
Sergio Loureiro	735,000 469,000	469,000
Tao Chu	690,000 70,000	70,000
Daniel Schmertz	605,000 170,000	170,000
Troy Laypo	575,000 62,000	62,000
Yunye Lu	525,000 219,000	219,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Edric Nicoli	Busted

Shaban Finds Spades Against Chettipally

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Arlie Shaban moved all in from early position, and Naveen Chettipally made the call in the small blind.

Arlie Shaban: A♠K♦ All in
Naveen Chettipally: A♥K♥

"Two flush draws," joked Shaban as Chettipally turned over the same hand but suited. Shaban found a pair of spades on the 8♠7♠J♦ flop, and another on the 4♠ turn. The fourth spade came in the form of the 5♠ river, and Shaban took the pot while leaving Chettipally with just 95,000.

Chettipally's short stack was gone on the very next hand, joining John McDonald on the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arlie Shaban	1,460,000 920,000	920,000

Naveen Chettipally	Busted
John McDonald (PA)	Busted

Tags: Arlie Shaban John McDonald Naveen Chettipally

03-22-2026 16:44 UTC-4

Chu Pays Off Kinane

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Tao Chu opened to 80,000 on the button, and David Kinane defended his big blind to see the A♠K♥5♦ flop. Kinane checked to Chu, who continued for 70,000.

The call was made, and both players checked the 4♥ turn. Kinane then led out for 250,000 on the 6♦ river, and Chu took some time before sticking in the call.

Kinane showed 6♠4♠ for twp pair, taking down the pot and Chu mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kinane	2,100,000 420,000	420,000
Tao Chu	760,000 595,000	595,000

Tags: David Kinane Tao Chu

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

03-22-2026 16:28 UTC-4

Kim Continues Against Martin

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Thilbaud Martin opened to 60,000 in middle position, and Alex Kim slid out a three-bet to 180,000 in the hijack. Martin made the call, and the A♦6♦A♥ flop was fanned out.

Martin checked to Kim, who continued for 110,000. That was enough to claim the pot, as Martin let his hand go.