Meet Your Qualifiers
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We caught up with Lee Marvin Funk during the last break. And yes, we checked his passport to makes sure he wasn't trying to pull a fast one on us with his name. Story checks out. He is one of the myriad of online qualifiers who've made the trip down here to Uruguay, and he's come a long way.
Funk makes his home in Toronto, Canada where he lives with his wife Eilish and his two children, Christopher (7) and Lauren (5). He's a native Canadian, but his thick Irish accents hints at an interesting time in his life. For years, Funk was a resident of Ireland, and it was there in the Macau Club that he learned the ways of the flush draw and the check-raise.
There's plenty of live poker near Toronto, but Funk says he hardly ever makes it out to play cards. He won his way into this event via a $11+r on PokerStars. He qualified for just $22 after rebuying only once, at the beginning of the tournament. When he's not four-betting you out of your seat on PokerStars, Funk spends his time as a Master Electrician for his own construction company, Solus Renovations.
Funk has had a positive start to his tournament, and he's working with about 39,000 chips as the day begins to wind down.