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

Daniel Schmertz Eliminated in 26th Place ($5,800)

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

Tao Chu opened to 100,000 in early position, and Daniel Schmertz moved his short stack all in from middle position. Michael Linster then announced all in on his left, and Chu got out of the way.

Daniel Schmertz: AQ All in
Michael Linster: KK

Schmertz could not catch enough of the QJ355 runout, seeing Linster's pocket kings hold to secure the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Linster
2,200,000
920,000
920,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Tao Chu
275,000
635,000
635,000
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Daniel Schmertz
Busted

Tags: Daniel SchmertzMichael LinsterTao Chu