PHOTOS: Dan Dow wins second Island Tournament
Dan Dow
Dan Dow continued his sizzling start to the 2010 poker season by winning his second Treasure Island “Island Tournament” in a month. Dow outlasted 53 other players for a $13,800 payday in the $1k buy-in event.
On February 6th, Dow won the $600 buy-in Island Tournament for just under $10,000.
Dow actually had some significant help from the poker gods with 11 players remaining — one away from the money — when he shoved 66 and was called by Wesley Freiberg’s AA. Dow hit a straight on the river to stay alive, and he used relentless aggression to build his stack at the final table.
On the first hand of heads-up play, with Dow facing a 3:2 chip deficit, Roger Guzek moved all in with AJ. Dow called with QQ and doubled up after sweating a few scare cards.
From there, Dow never let off the gas. Guzek was eventually forced to shove all in with 10-9, and Dow looked him up with 7-3. A 3 came on the flop, and Dow took down the title.
Island Tournament Final Results
| Treasure Island Casino – Welch, MN | ||
| $1,100 buy-in, 54 entrants | ||
| Player | Prize | |
| 1 | Dan Dow | $13,800 |
| 2 | Roger Guzek | $9,200 |
| 3 | Tuong Dao | $7,800 |
| 4 | Wes Freiberg | $6,500 |
| 5 | Chad Poitra | $5,200 |
| 6 | Thomas Burke | $4,000 |
| 7 | Todd Melander | $2,900 |
| 8 | Brian Edgington | $2,200 |
| 9 | David Haberman | $1,700 |
| 10 | Grancis Pyka | $1,300 |
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