What \u201cIsildur1\u201d Has Been up To Recently?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe world of online nosebleeds isn\u2019t what it\nused to be, to the disappointment of many fans and players like Viktor Blom. The\ngood old days of heroes shipping massive six and occasional seven-figure pots\nseem to be but a distant history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether this will change in the future and if a\nroom like GGPoker can fill the void remains to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So what has the Swede been up to? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not surprisingly, he isn\u2019t sitting around twiddling\nhis thumbs. It seems Blom has turned to tournaments and he\u2019s been doing quite\nwell, especially in the online arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of live results, the only really notable score in the past couple of years for Blom was his win the partypoker MILLIONS event in Rozvadov, which resulted in a payday of \u20ac850,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\nImage: YouTube<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHis online efforts have been quite productive,\nnetting close to $1.5 million on PokerStars and just about the same at\npartypoker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blom has been very active at partypoker lately\nand it turned out to be a good choice for him as he dominated the 2020 online\nedition of the Super High Roller Bowl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As it turns out, the Swede isn\u2019t that bad of a tournament player, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\nImage: YouTube<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHis biggest score during the 2020 SHRB Online\nseries came from the win in the 8-max Super High Roller event, which was good\nfor the payday of $407,500. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other notable scores included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The win in the SHRB #09 High Roller\ngood for $213,750<\/li> Runner-up finishes in SHRB #02 and\nSHRB #08, netting Blom $320,000 and $360,000, respectively<\/li> The win in the SHRB #21 good for\n$195,250<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nWhether Blom has been playing in some high\nstakes cash games on the side, perhaps on a different site and under a\ndifferent alias is anybody\u2019s guess. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have always been rumors about \u201cIsildur1\u201d\nfinding action on smaller, off-the-map online rooms but with no real confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowing how big his drive to play is, though,\nit would hardly come as a surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Controversial Hero<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nTo this day, Viktor \u201cIsildur1\u201d Blom remains one\nof the more controversial figures of the poker world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, unlike some, the Swede created this\ncontroversy by playing cards instead of doing shady or questionable things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many, \u201cIsildur1\u201d will always remain the\nhero the poker world needs and deserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s nice to see that the young Swede has kept\ngoing, despite the tough blows he\u2019s endured over the course of his career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Always ready to adjust and adapt, Blom has\nseemingly exchanged the nosebleeds\u2019 environment with that of high stakes\ntournaments, at least for the time being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even today, whenever he makes an appearance at\nthe virtual felt, the poker world goes crazy with excitement. If nothing else,\nyou can rest assured that Blom won\u2019t be shying away from the action and that\nany table he sits at will see chips fly all over the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If nosebleeds were ever to return to the online\narena, it\u2019s safe to guess that \u201cIsildur1\u201d will be one of the first players to\njoin the fray. Although games have become much tougher and bad players are a\nfew and far between at these stakes, it\u2019s not a concern for Blom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s never been afraid of a challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, he\u2019s always been actively looking for\none and I don\u2019t see that changing \u2013 it\u2019s just part of who he is!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There are very few poker fans out there who don\u2019t know the name of \u201cIsildur1\u201d. The Swede, whose identity would …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":25876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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