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

03-21-2026 23:01 UTC-4

Gordon Gaining Ground

Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Moments after knocking out John Erickson, Arnaldo Gordon checked the 4♦Q♦4♠ flop and called when Orville Arthurs fired 40,000 into the middle.

Both players then checked the 7♥ turn, and Arthurs folded as soon as Gordon slid out a lead on the 9♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaldo Gordon	492,000 340,000	340,000
Orville Arthurs	230,000
John Erickson	Busted

Tags: Arnaldo Gordon John Erickson Orville Arthurs

03-21-2026 22:54 UTC-4

Five Eliminations Away

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action continues for the 57 remaining players, just five eliminations away from the end of Day 1d.

03-21-2026 22:49 UTC-4

Bernardo Bets Out Leung

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Howard Leung opened to 16,000 in early position, finding calls from Christoph Bernardo and John Erickson in middle position. Phillip Phan tossed in a call on the button, and the dealer revealed the 5♦9♦8♥ flop.

Leung led out for 25,000, with only Bernardo calling to the K♣ turn. Leung slowed down with a check, and Bernardo fired 50,000 into the middle.

Leung took some time before letting his hand go, racking up his chips for a table change as Bernardo collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Bernardo	330,000 330,000	330,000
Howard Leung	176,000 28,000	28,000
John Erickson	138,000 138,000	138,000
Phillip Phan	135,000 102,000	102,000

Tags: Christoph Bernardo Howard Leung John Erickson Phillip Phan

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

03-21-2026 22:35 UTC-4

Fisher Forces the Fold

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Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Michael Linster opened to 15,000 on the button, and Daniel Fisher defended his big blind to see the 4♠K♦J♦ flop.

Fisher then led out for 20,000 on the 8♠ turn, and Linster counted his remaining chips before letting his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Fisher	585,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Linster	200,000 48,000	48,000

03-21-2026 22:29 UTC-4

Dunlevy Takes from McGinnis

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Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Russ Dunlevy led out for 20,000 from the small blind on the J♦K♥7♦ flop, and Daniel McGinnis made the call in the big blind.

Both players checked the 3♥ turn, and Dunlevy tapped the table again on the 5♥ river.

McGinnis took a moment before betting 45,000, and Dunlevy stuck in the call while turning over A♠A♦. That was good to claim the pot, as McGinnis could only muck his cards.

That left McGinning short, and his stack was gone a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Himmelbrand	629,000 245,000	245,000
Russ Dunlevy	348,000 194,000	194,000
Daniel McGinnis	Busted

Tags: Daniel McGinnis Russ Dunlevy

03-21-2026 22:15 UTC-4

Boatwright Wakes Up with Aces

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Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded to Bruce Stone in the small blind, who announced all in while covering Daryl Boatwright in the big blind. Boatwright instantly called, and the cards were turned up.

Daryl Boatwright: A♣A♦ All in
Bruce Stone: A♥9♥

Boatwright flipped over pocket aces, holding through the Q♣3♣3♥Q♠8♠ runout to earn the timely double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daryl Boatwright	430,000 370,000	370,000
Bruce Stone	318,000 192,000	192,000

Tags: Bruce Stone Daryl Boatwright

03-21-2026 22:08 UTC-4

Coates Bets Big

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Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ryan Mostafa opened to 17,000 in middle position, and Sean Coates came along on the button. Mostafa led out for 20,000 on the K♦10♣3♠ flop, and the call was made.

Both players then checked the 4♣ turn, with Mostafa checking again on the 6♠ river. Coates fired a bet of 67,000, taking down the pot as Mostafa folded.