In November, the brand new poker documentary The Final Stack was launched totally free on YouTube (try our evaluation of the movie right here). Main as much as it, the PokerNews Podcast helped promote the documentary by making a gift of a coveted seat into the $5,000,000 ClupWPT Gold Invitational Freeroll.
To enter, viewers/listeners had to ensure they have been signed up for ClubWPT Gold after which merely put “PokerNews” within the remark part on YouTube.
A random drawing was held on the November 15 episode to find out a winner and that ended up being 39-year-old Dan Dombrowski from Wisconsin. Alongside together with his spouse, Missy, the 2 are well-known within the Madison Poker Neighborhood regardless of each taking part in poker recreationally. Dombrowski has a bachelor’s diploma in sports activities administration however works managing residential development.
“My spouse truly advised me concerning the freeroll after she noticed it on Twitter. She saved an eye fixed out for any contests for each of us to enroll,” Dombrowski stated when requested how he heard concerning the PokerNews giveaway. “She received a seat by means of a drawing on Jamie Kerstetter’s X web page. We watched the PokerNews Podcast and noticed the Final Stack contest so I entered that manner.”
Dombrowski’s identify was chosen in a random draw on the PokerNews Podcast, they usually have been alerted instantly.
“We received the decision about successful the seat whereas we have been in Mexico with some associates, and it actually lit up the evening for all of us,” Dombrowski defined. “I had truly simply been telling her we would have liked to maintain attempting to get me a seat since she already had one and I needed one too. Then lower than an hour later PokerNews known as with the excellent news!
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Dombrowski’s Poker Journey
Dombrowski realized to play poker and different card video games from his dad, after which he realized about no-limit maintain’em after Rounders got here out.
“I received extra into poker with associates in highschool in the course of the Moneymaker Increase,” stated Dombrowski. “We’d get collectively and play sit and go’s or small tournaments for bragging rights and beer cash. My Dad was an enormous supporter of my poker objectives and would at all times purchase some motion for occasions that I used to be taking part in. It was one thing particular we shared collectively. Each him and my mother are now not with us so it’s one thing I maintain onto as nice recollections.”
Dombrowski has over $116K in event earnings in accordance with the Hendon Mob. That features successful the 2019 World Collection of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Potawatomi Occasion #5: $250 NLH for $11,652 and a gold ring.
“I play frequently, principally in tournaments across the Midwest and money video games between Milwaukee and Chicago. Lots of our associates are poker grinders, and now we have a really tight-knit group within the Midwest who all share the love of poker. Touring to Vegas throughout summer season for every week is at all times one thing that we sit up for yearly.”
Dombrowski has truly solely performed one WPT occasion earlier than, a $3,500 on the Seminole Arduous Rock, and that’s primarily on account of the truth that there aren’t many WPTs within the Midwest.
“I play extra MSPT tournaments. Just a few deep runs in some MSPTs and the circuit ring I beforehand talked about are a few of my greatest accomplishments. I’m nonetheless fishing for that main title and a six-figure rating. Missy and I battle yearly with Hendon Mob cashes and she or he beat me final 12 months, so I’m ensuring I win this 12 months. Hopefully, a deep run on this Freeroll will seal the deal!”
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