2022 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak272a3
Prize
$324,174
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,277,525
Entries
137
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
3
Players Left
1

Rahim Folds Threes

Level 25
Ziya Rahim
Ziya Rahim

Daniel Zack completed with a {4-Hearts} up, Ziya Rahim completed with a {j-Diamonds} up, while David Funkhouser called with a {7-Spades} while Zack folded.

Ziya Rahim: {x-}{x-}/{j-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}/{x-}
David Funkhouser: {x-}{x-}/{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{q-Spades}/{x-}

Rahim bet on fourth street which Funkhouser called. Fifth street saw Rahim check-call against Funkhouser. On sixth street, Rahim bet his pair of threes which Funkhouser responded to by raising, and Rahim called. On seventh Rahim checked to Funkhouser who bet and Rahim shook his head and folded, leaving his stack at just under one million.

Player Chips Progress
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David Funkhouser
5,935,000
735,000
735,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ziya Rahim
935,000
-965,000
-965,000

Zack Keeps Falling

Level 25
Daniel Zack
Daniel Zack

Daniel Zack: {x-}{x-}/{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades} - folded
David Funkhouser: {x-}{x-}/{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

While Ziya Rahim was sending messages to Daniel Zack's girlfriend through the live stream about what a great guy he is and how he's going to cut back on poker, Zack called after David Funkhouser completed.

Funkhouser bet again on fourth and Zack called. Zack then folded to a bet on fifth street to fall to just over 1,000,000.

Player Chips Progress
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David Funkhouser
5,200,000
345,000
345,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Daniel Zack
1,200,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Daniel ZackDavid Funkhouser

Funkhouser Takes From Zack

Level 25
David Funkhouser
David Funkhouser

Ziya Rahim brought it in with a {4-Hearts} up and David Funkhouser completed with a {10-Diamonds} up. Daniel Zack raised which folded out Rahim and Funkhouser called.

Daniel Zack: {x-}{x-}/{a-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades}{q-Clubs}/{x-}
David Funkhouser: {x-}{x-}/{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades}/{x-}

Zack checked-called fourth, fifth and sixth street against Funkhouser, and on seventh street, both players checked. "Twos," said Zack which were no good as Funkhouser turned over {10-Spades}{a-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for a pair of tens to scoop the pot and leave Zack at just over one million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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David Funkhouser
4,855,000
855,000
855,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Daniel Zack
1,195,000
-1,105,000
-1,105,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Daniel ZackDavid FunkhouserZiya Rahim

Rahim Gives it Up

Level 25

Ziya Rahim: {x-}{x-}/{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}/{x-}
David Funkhouser: {x-}{x-}/{5-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{a-Diamonds}/{x-}

Ziya Rahim completed and David Funkhouser made it three bets. Rahim called.

Funkhouser continued betting through to seventh street, with Rahim calling. On seventh, Rahim checked over to Funkhouser who put out another bet.

Rahim this time stared down at his board for nearly a minute before gathering his cards and throwing them into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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David Funkhouser
4,000,000
-350,000
-350,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ziya Rahim
1,900,000
-800,000
-800,000

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"First Blood"

Level 25

Ziya Rahim posted the bring in showing the {2-Clubs} and David Funkhouser completed with a {k-Clubs} up. Daniel Zack folded and Rahim called.

David Funkhouser: {x-}{x-}/{k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}/{x-}
Ziya Rahim: {x-}{x-}/{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}/{x-}

Funkhouser checked on fourth street to Rahim who bet which Funkhouser called. Fifth and sixth street saw Funkhouser bet and Rahim call both times.

Both players checked on seventh and Funkhouser declared "one pair," before turning over {a-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Spades} for a pair of nines. Rahim nodded and mucked his cards, giving Funkhouser the whole pot.

"First Blood," Zack commented while Funkhouser raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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David Funkhouser
4,350,000
895,000
895,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ziya Rahim
1,975,000
-725,000
-725,000

Tags: Daniel ZackDavid Funkhouser

Rahim Ends Zack's Streak

Level 25

"Welcome to the Dan Zack show," Ziya Rahim said as Zack took the first several pots of the day.

It would be Rahim who would put an end to that streak.

Ziya Rahim: {x-}{x-}/{8-Spades}{4-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Daniel Zack: {x-}{x-}/{6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{10-Hearts} - folded

Rahim completed and Zack called. Rahim continued with bets on fourth and fifth streets, with Zack finally tossing his cards away on fifth.

"You're never scared," Rahim said as he dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ziya Rahim
2,700,000
455,000
455,000
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Daniel Zack
2,300,000
-330,000
-330,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Three For Zack

Level 25

The first hand of today's final table saw Rahim complete with the {3-Diamonds} bringing in and Zack calling with the {4-Hearts}.

Ziya Rahim: {x-}{x-}/{3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Dan Zack: {x-}{x-}/{4-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Action checked through to fifth street where Zack bet and got a fold.

The following two hands saw Zack post the bring in with a {6-Clubs} and a {3-Clubs} up, getting folds from his opponents both times.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Zack
2,630,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Ziya Rahim
2,245,000
-300,000
-300,000

Level: 25

Ante - 20,000
Bring In - 30,000
Limits - 100,000-200,000

Three Remain in Hunt for $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better Championship

Stud
Stud

An 11-hour Day 3 full of trash talking and slow rolling wasn't enough to reach a conclusion of Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.

David Funkhouser, Ziya Rahim, and Daniel Zack will return to play today on an extra Day 4 beginning at 3 p.m. local time inside the Bally's Event Center. Funkhouser, looking for his first World Series of Poker bracelet, has the chip lead with 3,455,000.

Rahim, also chasing his first taste of WSOP glory, is in second place with 2,545,000. Zack is no stranger to marathon sessions, having survived one to win his second bracelet in the $10,000 Omaha 8 or Better event earlier this series, but has his work cut out for him as the short stack with 2,230,000.

Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Final Table results

PlacePlayerCountryEarnings
1  $324,174
2  $200,356
3  $147,800
4Eric KurtzmanUnited States$110,379
5Shaun DeebUnited States$83,465
6Chad EveslageUnited States$63,914
7Brian HastingsUnited States$49,571
8Steven LoubeUnited States$38,947

Play will begin in Level 25, with limits of 100,000-200,000. Levels will continue to be 90-minutes long.

At the end of this extra day, there will be only one who made it to the finish line of this marathon and who can call themselves the Stud 8 or Better Champion and take home the $324,174 top prize.

PokerNews will be on hand throughout the day providing all the updates.

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