It was October, 2009 when Isildur1 broke through and became a popular topic of discussion throughout the community: he won millions in a matter of a couple of weeks at online high stakes tables, eliminating opponents like Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan. His achievements and aggressive play with a wild variance almost instantly made him one of the most notable celebrities of poker, which was further enhanced by the mystery about his true identity. It did not take long to identify him as Viktor Blom, but with the exception of a few insiders, no one could be sure who he really was. Until now...
PokerStars has decided to “reveal” its new pro on Day 1A of the Caribbean Adventure, during a heads-up match with Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier held in a break of the Main Event. Of course, a huge mass assembled at the place to witness ElkY taking his seat and, shortly afterwards, Isildur1 walking out from behind a black curtain. It is now official: the account belongs to the 20-year-old Swede pro, Viktor Blom.
Isildur1 is Viktor Blom
Here are some excerpts from an interview made with Blom just before the announcement.
There are many people who think Blom believes he's got it all figured out. He's been called everything in the book. More than a few people have called him arrogant.
"I don't know why they would think that," he said without a hint of irony. "I am confident, but I don't think I'm arrogant (...)"
Blom is still willing to admit he has a lot to learn. He is starting to learn new games. He has also developed some sense of self-awareness, enough that he doesn't plan to approach any new adventures like he has his past endeavours (...)
He is also trying to refine his live poker skills. It's an area of poker that he admits is his weakest. "I need to learn to be more patient. I need to learn to let go of some more hands," he said. "I want to have some good live results, maybe win an EPT (...)"
Asked how he would advise new players, Blom thought for a moment and then answered, "Start slow." Then Blom paused. A wide smile broke out on his face. Start slow? He saw how ridiculous his answer was. "I didn't do that," he said.
You can read the whole thing at PokerStarsBlog.com.
PokerStars has decided to “reveal” its new pro on Day 1A of the Caribbean Adventure, during a heads-up match with Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier held in a break of the Main Event. Of course, a huge mass assembled at the place to witness ElkY taking his seat and, shortly afterwards, Isildur1 walking out from behind a black curtain. It is now official: the account belongs to the 20-year-old Swede pro, Viktor Blom.
Isildur1 is Viktor Blom
Here are some excerpts from an interview made with Blom just before the announcement.
There are many people who think Blom believes he's got it all figured out. He's been called everything in the book. More than a few people have called him arrogant.
"I don't know why they would think that," he said without a hint of irony. "I am confident, but I don't think I'm arrogant (...)"
Blom is still willing to admit he has a lot to learn. He is starting to learn new games. He has also developed some sense of self-awareness, enough that he doesn't plan to approach any new adventures like he has his past endeavours (...)
He is also trying to refine his live poker skills. It's an area of poker that he admits is his weakest. "I need to learn to be more patient. I need to learn to let go of some more hands," he said. "I want to have some good live results, maybe win an EPT (...)"
Asked how he would advise new players, Blom thought for a moment and then answered, "Start slow." Then Blom paused. A wide smile broke out on his face. Start slow? He saw how ridiculous his answer was. "I didn't do that," he said.
You can read the whole thing at PokerStarsBlog.com.
