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Philip Ardire is an American poker player who hails from Kingsport, Tennessee, and is best known for winning Event #15: $600 Deepstack Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.
Ardire initially switched from tournament poker to cash games to free up more time to raise his children and focus on his business. However, the tournament bug bit him again, and he made the journey to Nevada for the 2026 WSOP. Ardire didn't have a specific plan when he arrived in Las Vegas, but decided to play the $600 Deepstack PLO event. Two days later, he had outlasted 2,635 opponents and received $171,589 in prize money plus his first gold bracelet.
