An incredible $75,585,305.05 has been won in the 132 tournaments of the 2013 Spring Championship Of Online Poker (PokerStars) in the past couple of weeks, making it the richest poker tournament series in history! A big chunk of the prize pool was awarded to Viktor "Isildur1" Blom who won $1,096,200 in the Main Event!
In total, 580 players signed up for the $10,300 buy-in SCOOP Main Event (Event #[...] Read more » SCOOP 2013: Viktor Blom Wins The Main Event For $1 million!
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 4827
This guy's concentration must be a case study. One needs to be ready to pass through so many pressure along the way of the tourney, that lasts so many hours, that body and mind must be fully prepared to that exam! And this happens every days consecutively! It's a hell of a job, but with great rewards!
Joined: Nov '11
Location: Poland
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 1081
He's amazing! And I agree with Fakiry:
Posted by Fakiry:This guy's concentration must be a case study.
After death (I wish him very long, happy life), his brain should be examined, like brain of Einstein or something. He's genius or perfectly skilled. In any case - great job!
Joined: Apr '11
Location: Romania
Age: 58 (M)
Posts: 2432
In a performance that belied his cash game roots, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom changed gears like an MTT pro to win $10,300 SCOOP Main Event.Despite holding a 3:1 chip advantage, Boeken gradually saw his lead slip before Blom upped his aggression levels to claim the $1,096,200 top prize.
Joined: Mar '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 55 (M)
Posts: 7371
Nice to see Viktor Blom doing well in a tournament. I have always thought of him as a high stakes cash game player so to do well in a tournament proves what a great player this young man is
