Arie Kliper opened to 250,000 and Nariman Yaghmai called in the big blind.
The flop came A♣4♠10♠. Yaghmai check-called Kliper's bet of 215,000.
On the 6♠ turn, after action was checked to him, Kliper fired another 610,000 sending Yaghmai to the tank. The moment Yaghmai heard an all-in at the other table, he mucked his hand and conceded the pot to Kliper.
Gary Herstein raised to 225,000 from the cutoff, and Chad Lipton called from the button. The flop arrived with A♠7♠7♣, and Herstein continued with 200,000, and Lipton called.
On the turn A♥, Herstein bet 200,000 again and received the call again.
On the river 3♦, Herstein bet 600,000, and Lipton threw in the call chip.
Herstein flipped over A♣2♠, and Lipton turned over A♦5♦ for a chopped pot.
The Performance of the Day award at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) goes to Martin Zamani.
No, he didn't dominate a final table to win a bracelet or silence Martin Kabrhel. He did something that is arguably even more impressive, and that is to approach the bubble in two separate high-stakes events at the same time, and potentially cash in both tournaments.
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Ghassan Hoss raised to 220,000 from the button, and Chad Lipton moved all in from the big blind for 1,685,000 effective. Hoss called for his tournament life.
Ghassan Hoss: 9♣9♦ 
Chad Lipton: A♦4♣
The board was Q♣A♣3♥J♥K♠, and two pair won the pot for Lipton.
Quoc Le opened to 230,000 and got a 625,000 three-bet from Arie Kliper in the big blind. Le called.
The flop came down 4♣6♦A♣. Kliper continued with 515,000 and Le called.
On the turn 9♣, Kliper put maximum pressure with an all-in shove. Le, covered with only 1,990,000 chips behind, took time to consider his options but ultimately folded his hand.
Action has severely slowed down as we approach the final table bubble.
Quoc Le raised to 200,000 from the button, and Arie Kliper called from the big blind. The flop arrived with 7♣4♥2♥, and both players checked.
On the turn 10♣, Kliper took the lead and bet 375,000; Le called.
On the river 5♣, Kliper amped up the aggression and bet a hefty 640,000. Le moved into deep thought for quite a while and then reluctantly folded.
Kliper smiled and showed a one-arm muscle flex to PokerNews for his "photo."
Chad Lipton shoved all in under the gun for 945,000. Ghassan Hoss in the big blind called taking them to showdown.
Chad Lipton: A♥Q♦
Ghassan Hoss: K♣J♦
The flop dropped 2♥K♠6♥ pushing Hoss ahead. But Lipton took back the lead when the A♠ fell on the turn. The dealer completed the board with a 3♣, securing Lipton with a double-up.
Arie Kliper opened to 200,000 and Quoc Le in the small blind three-bet to 550,000. When action went back to him, Kliper called.
The flop came A♣7♥J♠ and both players checked. On the 2♠ turn, Kliper fired 410,000 after receiving the action. Le called once again and checked the 3♣ river.
Kliper tried to push Le out of the hand with 875,000. Le thought about his options separating the chips for a call while he mulled things over.
He finally called just to muck after Kliper tabled A♥2♥ for a turned two-pair.
Juan Rodriguez opened to 225,000 and Nariman Yaghmai called on the button.
The dealer fanned out 9♠8♥4♦. Rodriguez continued with 260,000 and Yaghmai tagged along to see the turn.
The turn 5♦ fell. After action was checked to him, Yaghmai bet 350,000 then received an all-in shove from Rodriguez worth 1,060,000. Yaghmai took a few seconds to think of his options before folding his hand.
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