2026 PokerStars Open Philadelphia

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1d
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Event Info
2026 PokerStars Open Philadelphia
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣8♥
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 1d
Entries
410
Players Left
52
Players Left 1 / 896
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Hill Doubles Through Porter

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

David Porter opened to 2,500 in early position, and Christopher Hill defended his big blind to the A♠6♥7♠ flop.

Both players checked to see the 8♥ turn, where Hill led out for 1,500. Porter promptly raised to 8,000, and the call was made.

Hill checked the 9♣ river, and Porter moved all in. After taking a moment, Hill committed the rest of his stack and the cards were turned up.

Christopher Hill: A♥4♥ All in
David Porter: Q♠Q♦

Porter tabled his pocket queens, while Hill showed his pair of aces to earn the double.

Tags: Christopher HillDavid Porter

Broadway for Boatwright

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Daryl Boatwright
Daryl Boatwright

Altai Kalatschinow led out for 6,000 from the small blind on the A♠3♥Q♠K♦ flop, and Daryl Boatwright raised to 17,000 in the cutoff.

Kalatschinow then announced all in, and Boatwright snapped it off.

Daryl Boatwright: J♦10♦ All in
Altai Kalatschinow: A♥Q♥

Boatwright tabled his straight, and Kalatschinow could not improve on the 7♠ river to send the chips across the table.

Tags: Altai KalatschinowDaryl Boatwright

Chen Makes a Move

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Robert McGarry opened to 800 from under gun, finding calls from Gary Bowker in the cutoff and Hussain Shaik in the small blind. Yingxin Chen tossed in a call from the big blind, and the 4♦10♦8♦ flop was checked around.

Shaik led out for 2,200 on the 7♥ turn, and Chen replied with a raise to 5,300. McGarry and Bowker quickly folded, while Shaik followed with a fold while flashing the 8♣ to see the pot shipped to Chen.

Tags: Gary BowkerHussain ShaikRobert McGarryYingxin Chen

Flashback: Edward Leonard Wins 2025 PokerStars Open Philadelphia Main Event

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Edward Leonard
Edward Leonard

As the grind of the final day at the 2025 PokerStars Open Philadelphia series wore on, Edward Leonard insisted that winning was not his focus in the $1,100 Main Event.

All 146 returning players were looking to make a deep run at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, and it took more than 18 hours of play to reach the final three contenders. The trio paused the clock to look at a deal, one that left Leonard finally realizing what he had just accomplished.

After reaching an agreement with Guan Huang and Frank Funaro, it was time to let all of that exhaustion and emotion out.

“I feel pretty great,” the newly crowned champion told PokerNews after the deal was concluded. “It’s been a pretty sick start to the year for me, definitely didn’t expect this one but I mean, I ran pretty pure.”

$1,100 PokerStars Open Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Edward LeonardUnited States$147,806*
2Guan HuangUnited States$126,507*
3Frank FunaroUnited States$125,708*
4William BeerUnited States$62,760
5Adam AgaevUnited States$47,415
6Norman RogersUnited States$38,330
7Dan McGinnisUnited States$31,660
8Michael BohmerwaldUnited States$25,095
9Norman RodriguezDominican Republic$18,625

*Denotes Three-Way Deal

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Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Waybright Bets Out Veliu

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Alida Veliu limped in the cutoff, and Jose Waybright followed with a call on the button. Jiandong Xu slid in a call from the small blind, with Adrian Muraru checked his big blind option.

Xu and Muraru checked the J♦7♠8♦ flop, and Veliu fired 400 into the middle. Waybright promptly raised to 1,500, and only Veliu called to see the A♣ turn.

Veliu checked and made the call after Waybright continued for 2,200. Another check from Veliu on the 6♠ river was met with a bet of 6,500 from Waybright.

After taking some time, Veliu let her hand go and Waybright picked up the pot.

Tags: Adrian MuraruAlida VeliuJiandong XuJose Waybright

Banks Gets Paid

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was heads up to the K♠A♠7♦3♠5♥ river, where Marcus Banks led out from the small blind with a bet of 4,500.

Sokhen Pin went into the tank on the button, opting to toss in the call. Banks tabled A♠5♠ for two pair, chipping up at the hands of Pin.

Tags: Marcus BanksSokhen Pin

Aqareva Leads the River

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Charles Bryant opened to 600 in the hijack, and Bruce Stone made the call on the button. Shaip Aqareva came along in the big blind, and checked the 7♥10♠5♣ flop.

Bryant also checked, and Stone tossed out a bet of 1,200. Only Aqareva called to the Q♠ turn, where both players checked. Aqareva then led out for 2,200 on the A♣ river.

That produced a fold from Stone, with Aqareva indicating that he made two pair while taking down the pot.

Tags: Bruce StoneCharles BryantShaip Aqareva

Recent Additions to the Field

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

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