Viktor Blom

Viktor Blom
Viktor "Isildur1" Blom playing in a Poker tournament (2015)
Nickname(s)Isildur1
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ResidenceLondon, England
Born (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)
Gothenburg, Sweden
ProfessionalityMillionaire
Playing styleUltra-Loose Aggressive
World Series of Poker
Final table(s)5
Money
finish(es)		22
World Series of Poker Europe
Highest ITM
Main Event
finish		16th, 2010
European Poker Tour
Money
finish(es)		3
Information last updated on 10 November
2024

Viktor Blom (born 26 September 1990) is a Swedish high-stakes online poker player, best known by the online poker name Isildur1.[1] His rise to fame drew considerable attention around the poker world in late 2009,[2][3][4] when he took part in all ten of the largest pots in online poker history.[5][6] In December 2010, it was announced that then-anonymous Isildur1 had joined Team PokerStars Pro. Blom's identity was revealed by PokerStars on 8 January 2011, at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.[1] Blom parted ways with PokerStars in August 2012 and was quickly signed-up by Full Tilt Poker on 15 October 2012, along with rival high-stakes player Tom Dwan.[7]

  1. ^ a b Willis, Brad (8 January 2011). "Finding Isildur1: Viktor Blom cops to his secret identity". PokerStars Poker Blog. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011.
  2. ^ Gordon, Nicole (2 January 2010). "Top Ten Poker Stories of the 2009: #2, Isildur1, Lord of the Ring Games". PokerNews. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  3. ^ Lind, Sean. "Online high stakes: The Isildur1 factor". PokerListings.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  4. ^ Derbyshire, Martin (30 December 2009). "Top 5 of 2009: Isildur1 and the Seven-Figure Pots". PokerListings.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Biggest Pots Won in Online Poker". PokerListings.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  6. ^ Cypra, Dan (23 November 2009). "Haseeb Qureshi Comments on Isildur1 and High-Stakes Poker". Poker News Daily. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Full Tilt Poker Signs Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Viktor "Isildur1" Blom". Poker Strategy. 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.