$1,100 Main Event Day 1b | 2026 PokerStars Open Philadelphia

03-19-2026 13:44 UTC-4

Sarda Shoves the Flop

Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Pranav Sarda raised to 800 in the hijack, finding a single call from Brendan O'Shea in the big blind.

O'Shea checked the 6♥9♥2♥ flop, and Sarda quickly slid his stack of around 11,000 into the middle. That produced a quick fold from O'Shea, and Sarda was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan O'Shea	46,000 6,000	6,000
Pranav Sarda	13,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Brendan O'Shea Pranav Sarda

03-19-2026 13:36 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Phillip Phan	40,000
Brendan O'Shea	40,000 40,000	40,000
Sebastian Harasim	40,000 40,000	40,000
Krishna Rambharose	40,000 40,000	40,000
Wei Xiao	40,000 40,000	40,000
Vincent Pistorino	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jason Raber	40,000 40,000	40,000
Tim Faro	40,000 40,000	40,000

Mykhailo Lendel	40,000 40,000	40,000

First Break

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The tournament clock shows 63 entries, as players have reached the first 15-minute break of the day.

03-19-2026 13:13 UTC-4

No Action for Sichelstiel

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Max Unthank raised to 1,000 from under the gun, and William Beer called in middle position. Robert Sichelstiel came along in the cutoff, with David Kilcoyne calling on the button.

Unthank and Beer checked the 6♣J♠4♣ flop before Sichelstiel fired a bet of 1,500. All three opponents tossed their cards into the muck, and Sichelstiel picked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Beer	60,000 21,000	21,000
Max Unthank	53,000 13,000	13,000
David Kilcoyne	36,000
Robert Sichelstiel	32,000

Tags: David Kilcoyne Max Unthank Robert Sichelstiel William Beer

03-19-2026 13:02 UTC-4

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

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03-19-2026 12:57 UTC-4

Philips Calls Down Tun

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Josh Philips opened to 700 in the cutoff, finding a call from Zayar Tun on the button. Daniel DaConti also came along in the small blind, and checked the 5♠6♥2♥ flop.

Philips also checked before Tun fired 500 into the middle. DaConti folded, while Philips slid in a call. Another check from Philips followed the 3♣ turn, making the call after Tun continued for 1,500.

One last check from Philips on the A♣ river was met with a bet of 4,000 from Tun. Philips stuck in the call, and was shown J♦9♠ by Tun.

Philips tabled A♦9♥ for top pair to claim the pot.

"Would have been more fun if the ace didn't come," Philips remarked as he stacked some fresh chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel DaConti	52,000 12,000	12,000
Zayar Tun	38,000 2,000	2,000
Josh Philips	36,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Daniel DaConti Josh Philips Zayar Tun

03-19-2026 12:47 UTC-4

Baker Shows the Goods

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Michael Sweeney opened to 800 in early position, and Michael Hager made the call in the cutoff. Kenneth Baker announced a three-bet to 2,800 in the small blind, with Pranav Sarda calling in the big blind.

Sweeney and Hager also called to see the A♠10♦9♠ flop, where Baker led out for 15,000. That produced folds from all three opponents.

Baker turned over A♣A♦ for a flopped set of aces while collecting the pot.