Daniel Zack Outlasts Dustin Dirksen in $10K O8 Championship After Seven-Hour Heads-Up Battle

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After nearly 12 hours of play, the 2022 World Series of Poker Event #15: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship came to a close with Daniel Zack being the last player standing.

He defeated Dustin Dirksen in a heads-up duel that lasted over seven hours to capture his second WSOP gold bracelet and the $440,757 first-place prize.

The Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship saw an all-time high of 196 entries, with just five of those returning for Day 4. Those players created the $1,827,700 prize pool, with Zack taking home the lion's share.

2022 WSOP Event #15: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Final Table Results

PlaceNameCountryPrize
1Daniel ZackUnited States$440,757
2Dustin DirksenUnited States$272,408
3Yuval BronshteinIsrael$195,203
4Ray DehkharghaniUnited States$142,456
5Jake LiebeskindUnited States$105,913
6Bart O'ConnellUnited States$80,250
7Alex LivingstonCanada$61,991
8Kane KalasUnited States$48,839
9Ray HensonUnited States$39,258

Winner's Reaction

"Exhausted, just basically dead, " Zack told PokerNews when asked how he was feeling after his victory. "You know, I have no energy left at all," he added.

With this being Zack's second bracelet win, he was asked which title meant more to him.

"Exhausted, just basically dead"

"I think bracelet one meant a lot to me because I grew up watching the World Series of Poker and it really meant a lot. But this will be a final table, that is much more memorable to me, especially with it being streamed. If I ever have the wherewithal to watch this back, it will be quite a night."

Despite the mammoth session today, Zack has little time to rest or even celebrate.

"I have to fly to a wedding in maybe a few hours, so I'm about to hop on a plane," he said. "I'll be back [at the WSOP] and chasing player of the year while I'm here. So I'll be hopping in whatever is next and trying to chase that as hard as I can."

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Dustin Dirksen and Daniel Zack

Day 4 Recap

Day 4 short stack Jake Liebeskind got all his chips in the middle on the second hand of the day. However, his jam was snap-called by Dirksen, who had flopped a set of kings. Liebeskind, who had secured his best-ever tournament cash, could not improve and exited in fifth place.

Three hours would pass before the next final table bust out. Nosebleed stakes mixed game cash player Ray Dehkharghani called off his stack after Dirksen had four-bet preflop. Dirksen would go on to make two pair, aces and nines, to send out the one-time bracelet winner in fourth for $142,456.

Next to go was the start of day chip leader, Yuval Bronshtein. He was all-in from the big blind and was up against Zack. Bronshtein flopped best, but the eventual winner rivered a set of deuces to set up heads-up play.

As mentioned, it took seven hours for the tournament to have its final bust out. Dirksen came back from just 425,000 chips to take the chip lead. Dirksen then had Zack on the ropes on several occasions, but neither player could seal the deal. The lead would then chop and change on more than one occasion until Zack had Dirksen right where he wanted.

The two players were all-in on the flop, with Zack's pair of kings ahead of his opponent's pair of tens. There would be no drama on the runout, and Zack's superior pair held to seal out the win.

Yuval Bronshtein
Israelian star Yuval Bronshtein finished in third place for $195,203

That concludes PokerNews coverage of Event #15: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, but there are still plenty of events remaining and currently in action on the 2022 WSOP schedule. Click here to see what other tournaments you can follow!

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Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

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