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Isildur1 Makes His First Appearance on the New Full Tilt

On November 7, 2012   /   Durrrr, High Stakes Action, Isildur1, No Limit Hold'em, Other Top Players   /   Comments Off
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Full Tilt Poker 2 made its launch today worldwide

Full Tilt Poker part 2 went live today, November 6. While there was not quite as much high stakes action as anticipated, we did get treated to some good heads up no limit action between Isildur1 and Ireadyrsoul, also known as Kanu7. The two battled it out at the 100/200 heads up tables for most of the afternoon and into the night. After the long day, Isildur1 escaped with about 30k in profits, although the two were neck and neck after adjusting for expected value, according to Ireadyrsoul. Although it was good to see Isildur1 back at the hold’em tables, I’m not sure we can expect to see too much of that, as it appeared he migrated that way due to the lack of pot limit Omaha action today. One thing is for sure however, while Blom has a bankroll, we can expect to see plenty of him at the tables, as well as an increasing amount of nosebleed action, once all the regulars make their way back to Full Tilt.

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Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom represent the new Full Tilt

As for the two other pros signed by Full Tilt, Gus Hanson put in a few hours at the tables today, but did not fare so well. He managed to drop over 200k between the draw and plo tables. As for Tom “durrrr” Dwan, he is staying in the U.S. for the week and expects to be playing online by next week. He did say he is excited to get to the tables for some online action and hopefully his presence  will generate some good high stakes games. Tom has been absent from the online scene as of late, so it should be interesting to see if his game is still sharp enough to beat the high stakes online games, or if he has faded some after playing so many live hours against the fish in Macau. Either way, it should make for some great story lines that we will be bringing you over the coming days.

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We’re back and the WSOP is in full swing!

On June 9, 2012   /   High Stakes Action, Isildur1, No Limit Hold'em, Other Top Players, Phil Ivey, Player News, Tournament Updates   /   Comments Off
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Ivey comes into this WSOP looking for bracelet #9

We would first like to apologize for our hiatus. Other obligations have pulled us away from the maintenance of the website, but we are back in the swing of things. A lot has happened since we left and the World Series of Poker is in full swing. Already in the first 15 events we have seen Andy Bloch win his long-awaited bracelet, Brian Hastings make his first cash and win his first event at the same time, Isildur1 make his first appearance and first cash in the WSOP and Phil Ivey make another final table. These are just a few headlines from the exciting start to the series.

We expect the action to heat up even more as we move closer to the $1,000,000 buy in “One Drop” event, and eventually the Main Event. We will once again be keeping you posted on the happenings in the poker world with recaps of all the exciting WSOP action!

 

What to be on the lookout for tomorrow:

  • Phil Ivey makes another day 2 in the $10,000 PLH event #17.
  • A star-studded day 2 in the Razz event #18 will include Phil Hellmuth among the chip leaders.
  • Viktor Blom will likely continue his quest for a bracelet in the $1,500 NLH event #19 
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Deja-Vu Monsieur Isildur1

On May 8, 2012   /   !P0krparty¡, High Stakes Action, Isildur1, Player News, Pot Limit Omaha, Tournament Updates   /   Comments Off
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Isildur1 makes the final table again

Winning a mtt with a 1.6mm dollar prize pool and over 8000 entrants would be a lifetime accomplishment for most poker players. Come to think of it, so would winning one with a 800k prize pool and 486 entrants. Well, what about being the most idolized cash game player of the generation and then nonchalantly accomplishing both of these feats on back to back days. As I sat and watched Isildur1 mow through another final table today, I could barely believe what I was watching. Blom has played in 12 SCOOP events up to this point. He has cashed in 3 of them, once for a modest 4k. He has managed to get into the top 10% of runners only twice. All of these stats sound

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Blom takes down SCOOP 3-H on this hand

like they amount to a slightly above average series thus far. Of course, this all changes when you consider that each time he managed to crack the top 10%, he won. It’s a given that he, without a doubt ran like God throughout both tourneys, but it would be impossible to accomplish such a feat without some stellar play as well.

In today’s SCOOP 3-H event, Isildur1 once again reached the final table with the chip lead. However, this table did not lay down as easily as yesterday’s. While he managed to stay among the leaders all day yesterday, today was a high buy-in event, and therefore had

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Final lobby after the second win

a much higher quality of players challenging Blom for the title. Finally, after a long final table in which Isi’s stack fluctuated quite a bit, he was able to build enough of a stack to get to heads up play. Admittedly, he luck-sacked the heads up match, winning one pot for his tourney life as a big dog, and two others in a flip situation. He finally set down his opponent, “Ruxandescu“, and added a further 160k to his earnings, bringing his total to 411k for the series. He had planned to play in many of the events, as he told us on his Twitter, but we will see if he takes a day or two off following these wins. If he holds true to form though, you can expect to see him back at it tomorrow, looking for the trifecta. We have posted some pictures from the tournament for those of you who missed it.

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!p0krparty¡ looking good at the 25/50 tables

In other news, !p0krparty¡, is currently engaged in a deep stack battle with Phisherman36 at the 25/50 tables, and has discussed moving up to the 50/100 tables later on today. his bankroll is growing quickly, and after a rough start to the day he has moved into the black by 143k, with nearly 500k spread on his tables, after taking 240k off of Phisherman. His bankroll is somewhere around 600k+, as he is doing his best to keep us updated on his Twitter. Check him out quickly, as Phisherman’s bankroll is diminishing quickly and may not stay for much more. !p0krparty¡ has even grown a 220k stack on one of his 25/50 tables, after buying in for 5k.

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Ship ship for Isi!

On May 8, 2012   /   Isildur1, Tournament Updates   /   Comments Off
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The final hand of the tourney

Yesterday we told you about the beginning of the SCOOP series on Pokerstars, and the good start the Viktor Blom was off to. Of course, one hand in tourney played poorly can be the end of a day’s worth of work, so naturally we were very curious if he would be able to continue his string of good play today. Well, he answered that question with a resounding “yes”. From the time the final 93 competitors of the event started day 2 of play, Viktor was in complete control. He was able to maintain his big stack throughout the tourney, allowing him to make a lot of moves that require a deeper stack. By the time the final table was assembled, he was

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Lobby after Viktor took down the event

securely in 1st place. Some stellar play and a lot of run good made for a quick final table, as Isildur1 ran over everyone else on his way to his Blom has registered for every SCOOP event so far, so expect to see him online all month, assuming this trend continues. Hopefully he will find some time to put this recent addition to his bankroll to use at the plotables as well. We have attached some pictures after the win, in case you missed it.

In addition to this huge score today, Isi also ran very well in the high portion of event number 3. In that event he sits in 3rd of the remaining 46 runners. This event was of the re-buy variety and

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Blom leads going to the final table

drew 486 players. If Blom manages to win this event tomorrow he will have to settle for a meager 160k payday. As always, we will keep you updated.

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SCOOP event 2 update

On May 7, 2012   /   Isildur1, Player News, Tournament Updates   /   Comments Off
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Isildur1 takes a cooler deep in SCOOP event 2

We promised to give an update to the SCOOP event Isildur1 was currently deep in. They have quit for the night with 93 players remaining. Each of these players will cash for at least $1600, with the eventual winner taking home 247k. Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom took a big hit to his stack shortly after we published our last article, which put him around the chip average. Blom barrelled into his opponent after flopping the nuts. However, his opponent’s 2 pair became a full house on the river and Blom was too committed to fold to the river shove by the time it came, as you can see from the accompanying picture.However, run good was on his side, as he was able to rebuild to a healthy stack before the players did their proverbial bagging and tagging for the night. After these swings, Blom finished the day in 16th of the remaining 93 and will come back tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. central time to take his shot at the huge first prize. We will be sure to keep you updated here on the remainder of the tourney.

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Isildur1 tourney central!

On May 7, 2012   /   Isildur1, News, No Limit Hold'em, Off the Table Isildur1 News, Player News, Tournament Updates   /   Comments Off
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Isildur1 takes down the PCA 2012 super high roller

The world of live tourneys opened the 2012 season with a bang, with Pokerstars hosting the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure. As most of you know, Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom took down the opening event; the 100k buy-in super high roller. At the time, Pokerstars announced they would be airing the second and third day (final table) of this event at a later date, and that later date is finally here. Earlier this week, via Pokerstars.tv, the site released full footage of the tourney in three parts. You can watch for yourself by clicking here. The footage is really well produced and definitely worth the watch. Of course, being a super high roller event, it’s a who’s who of the poker community, and the entirety of the footage has plenty of light 3betting and 4betting to make it worth the rail. Unfortunately, if you’re in it to see Blom only, your best off skipping straight to the third part, as he is stuck on an outer table for the first two parts of the taping.

Keeping with the Isildur1 tourney theme, the Pokerstars SCOOP (spring championship of online poker) events are in full swing, and Isildur1 has gotten off to a hot start. As this article is being written, he is building a stack in the late stages of the $215 NLH event number 2. The event, which has a guarantee of a million dollars, managed to attract 8240 runners, but that field has currently whittled down to 100. Our favorite Swede’s stack has fluctuated quite a bit, but he is currently holding steady at 5th place. Of course, as is standard with big tourneys, the top few places take down a huge chunk of the prize pool. If Blom were to bust now, he would manage only $1500 for his efforts, likely a waste of time in his eyes. However, if he is able to take down the event, he would add 247k to his bankroll. Many would love to see Isildur1 pad his bankroll. We will be sure to do a follow-up here at BeTheNuts, to let you know how things turn out for him in his quest for his first SCOOP title.

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Isildur1 Update

On April 23, 2012   /   High Stakes Action, Isildur1, No Limit Hold'em, Off the Table Isildur1 News, Player News, Tournament Updates   /   Comments Off
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Blom's reaction to losing with his AA in pre

I’m sure many people have been wondering where their favorite degenerate has been lately. After all, it seems when Isildur1 has money to his name, he will not leave the tables until it is all gone or he can no longer stay awake. However, even with his overall profits on Stars of over a million dollars at the tables, and his salary and sne earnings to go along with his score for over 1.2 million at the PCA super high roller event this year, he has been mostly absent lately, even missing out on the Zypherin games. But have no fear, as Isildur1 has not given up on poker or gone nitty on us. He has simply been focusing in on another goal of his that he discusses in his only known English interview, which is to win an EPT event this year. Blom has been playing most of the EPT events and with the EPT season coming to a close next week, he made sure to play in all of the big ones. He began by playing the EPT Berlin main event day 1b on April 18th and continued on before busting out very late on day 2. He then moved on the very next day to play in the high roller event. He ran and played pretty well, managing to make the final table of the €10,000 event, which began play today. Blom’s chances looked good, as he entered the final table in 2nd out of the remaining 9 players. However, his luck ran a little short as Marvin Rettenmaier, Isildur1′s crippler, recounts for us on his twitter. Rettenmaier got in JTss vs Blom’s AA preflop and managed to suck out. Blom was hurting for chips and soon after busted out in 7th. Of course, knowing Blom, the €29,700 consolation will likely do little for the frustration he is undoubtedly feeling. He reflected this feeling by showing up online with his 30k in winnings and promptly dumping it all in only 9 hands this afternoon.

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The EPT is in its busiest time of the year

His anguish will have to be short-lived however, as he needs to be ready to go again tomorrow in the EPT €100,000 super high roller event taking place in Monaco. A good showing here should erase the “grrr” feeling from Berlin as the winner will likely take home over a million Euros. With the strength of the Euro at the moment, that would equate to about 1.3 million USD. This tourney only headlines a onslaught of 37 events taking place at the Monaco EPT finale. Who knows which events Blom will choose to play but we can be sure he will at least take on the €10,000 main event, and €25,000 High Roller event. With all this action taking place live, it will likely be at least another week before we see anymore extended online sessions from Isildur1. However, we will be sure to keep you updated with any deep runs he makes in his chase for an EPT title.

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