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Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 18 players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Action will resume on Level 16, sitting two eliminations from the end of Day 1a.
2026 PokerStars Open Philadelphia
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2026 PokerStars Open Philadelphia
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$860,160
Total Entries
896
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
125
Players Left
16
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Ciarlante moved all in on the Q♦7♣3♦ flop, only to see Angel Lopez shove his larger stack across the table. Jordan Ludwick also committed his stack, and the table watched intently as the hands were tabled.
Michael Ciarlante: A♣K♠ 
Jordan Ludwick: A♦7♦
Angel Lopez: 10♦9♦
Ludwick and Lopez both turned over diamond draws, with Ludwick in the lead with a pair of sevens. The J♣ turn brough Lopez a straight draw, while the 9♣ river left him with the best pair.
Ciarlante sent his stack to Lopez, while Ludwick vented his frustration after seeing hand bested on the river to end his run short of the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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618,000
453,000
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453,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Joseph Grodowski opened to 13,000 on the button and called after Abel Gebeyehu three-bet to 35,000 in the big blind.
Gebeyehu took some time on the 3♠6♣10♥ flop before continuing for 40,000. That produced a fold from Grodowski, as Gebeyehu added more chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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775,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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236,000
109,000
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109,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Ciarlante limped from under the gun, and Percy Abraham raised to 15,000 as next to act. Action folded back around to Ciarlante, who made the call.
Ciarlante led out for 12,000 on the A♠8♦7♣ flop, and Abraham called to see the J♣ turn. Ciarlante slowed down with a check, and Abraham fired a bet of 35,000.
That was enough to regain some lost chips, as Ciarlante let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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162,000
126,000
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126,000 |
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114,000
7,000
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7,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 21 players continue to battle across three tables, with just 16 of them making the money and bagging up for Day 2.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Abel Gebeyehu opened to 9,000 before Aaron Shapiro three-bet to 30,000 on his left. Louis Lu made the call, and Joseph Grodowski slid out a four-bet to 87,000.
Gebeyehu folded, while Shapiro moved all in for 121,000. Lu took some time before sliding in a call, and Grodowski moved his covering stack all in.
Lu took some more time before folding, leaving Shapiro at risk heads up.
Aaron Shapiro: A♣A♦
Joseph Grodowski: Q♣Q♦
Lu indicated to the table that he folded pocket jacks, watching as the 9♦3♥10♥10♣A♠ runout saw Shapiro improve to a full house to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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748,000
136,000
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136,000 |
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375,000
326,000
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326,000 |
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345,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
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94,000
92,000
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92,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joseph Crowley raised to 9,000 in early position before Luis Rodriguez moved all in for 31,500 in middle position. Michael Ciarlante then shoved his larger stack from the small blind, and Crowley got out of the way.
Luis Rodriguez: A♣A♦
Michael Ciarlante: J♥J♦
Ciarlante's pocket jacks found some help on the K♥9♦10♠ flop, picking up a straight draw. The dealer flipped over the Q♦ turn, and Ciarlante completed his draw to take the lead.
Rodriguez could only watch the 8♠ river end his run, as Ciarlante shook his hand before collecting the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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188,000 | |
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107,000
29,000
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29,000 |
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Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Luis Rodriguez opened to 8,000 from under the gun, and found a call from Angel Lopez in the big bling.
Lopez checked the 9♦10♠9♥ flop, calling again when Rodriguez continued for 5,000. Both players then checked the J♠ turn, and another check from Lopez followed the 6♣ river.
Rodriguez slid out 10,000, and Lopez made the quick call. Rodriguez showed K♠10♣ for tens and nines, but Lopez tabled J♦7♣ for a better two pair to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000 | |
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37,000
74,000
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74,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
