Viktor Blom - Poker Player

Biography

Viktor Blom is a Swedish professional poker player known for playing high-stakes poker games. Popularly known by his online poker name, Isildur1, Blom drew attention in 2009 when he played in all ten of the largest pots in online history. In 2010, he joined PokerStars Pro, and in 2012, after parting ways with PokerStars, he joined Full Tilt Poker.

Background

Viktor Bloom was born on September 26, 1990, and started playing poker when he was 14. He played no-limit Holdem heads-up with his brother. He even used to play with his friends, where he won a bit. Slowly, the word spread and more people started playing during lunch break at school. When he turned 15, he and his brother deposited money online. They entered MTT and finished fifth, winning $300. After playing for a few months, Vktor has made $275,000. As soon as he turned 18, he started playing online poker. Due to his country’s tax system, which rakes most of its citizen's online poker winnings, Blom moved to Londen when he was 21.

Viktor Blom Poker Career

Viktor Blom used to play with his online poker name, Isildur1, which first appeared on Full Tilt Poker on September 16, 2009. He was unnoticed until he started playing with professionals such as Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Brian Townsend, Cole South, and Patrik Antonius. He reached his peak when he won $5.98 million.

World Series of Poker

Blom is not a frequent World Series of Poker (WSOP) player, but he has named a few cashes to his name. This includes the $50,000 Poker Players Championship in 2014, where he finished fourteenth and won $105,235.

Europen Poker Tour

Viktor Blom’s largest cash came in the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). he defeated Dan Shak in the $100,000 No-Limit Super High Roller heads-up and won $1,254,000.

Viktor Blom's Net Worth

Viktor Blom has a total live earnings of $5,886,461.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Isildur lose?

Isildur lost $3 million to Antonius, the largest single-day loss in online poker history.