Aug 18 2011

Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom Wins $382k Online

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It was a great night for Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom, the Swedish online poker phenom who has been largely absent from the virtual felt for the past week or so. That changed last night when Blom engaged in three sessions, and just over 2,000 hands, to win a staggering $382k. Chief among Blom’s victims were some of the biggest names in the high stakes online poker scene, including Ilari “Ilari FIN” Sahamies, Rui “PepperoniF” Cao and Ben “Sauce123″ Sulsky.

Although Blom has been successful in the nosebleed games recently with several wins at the $200 / $400 and $100 / $200 stake levels, he made the apparent wise decision of dropping down to $50 / $100 and even $25 / $50. In less than five total hours of play, Blom managed to take 25 buy-ins at the higher stake level and 27 more at the lower one.

Isildur1′s evening began with a multi-table PLO session against Sulsky. After just under three hours and 1,100 hands, Blom found himself positive by $137k. Although Sulsky’s bankroll isn’t in jeopardy by any stretch of the imagination, the loss stung given his recent $230k battering at the hands of Rui Cao.

Later that night, Blom turned his attention to Cao himself. It took less than 800 hands and just over an hour for Blom to add $115k to his bankroll, with all of the action occurring in Pot Limit Omaha at the $50 / $100 stake level.

Blom finished his evening with a brief session against Sahamies, who gave up $130k playing the same game type and stake. This time, however, 200 hands was enough to seal the deal.

Blom is undoubtedly hoping to keep up his newfound momentum. After a year of incredibly streaky play, he’s positive by around $400k for 2011.

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