Isildur1 not impressed with Isaac Haxton wants rematch

December 23rd, 2010

Isaac Haxton screen name philivey2694 won 40k and the inaugural Superstar Showdown Match VS Viktor Blom screen name Isildur1. Apparently Isildur1 felt Isaac was a weak player:

“I want to play this guy again, because I didn’t feel he was so good,” “I dont think he deserved to win.”

You know what, I have to agree with Isildur1 on this one. Not that Isaac is weak but instead that he played poorly in that match. I feel that small ball style is a weak form of poker strategy and that
Isildur1 countered it effectively.

Isaac said of Isildur1:

“No one has ever more consistently made me miserable when playing against them,”

“I guess I’d put (Phil) Ivey in second for that, but it’s honestly not that close. Isildur’s brand of over the top–but carefully balanced–aggression is unlike anything I’ve played against and really takes me out of my comfort zone in a lot of situations,” “As someone who’s probably played half a million hands of high stakes HUNL, that’s saying something.”

“I’m not saying he’s definitely the best I’ve ever played, and I’m not saying he definitely isn’t, but, damn, is he a pain to play against,”

Isildur1 went on to say:

“(Haxton) is too passive and a weak player. He did get lucky,” “He never had the guts to play me higher limits before either.”

Haxton:

“One thing I noticed which was probably hard for railbirds to spot was just how frequently and dramatically Isi’s game plan shifted,” “He would do one thing for a few hundred hands, I’d make a call that made it clear I knew what was up, and suddenly his bet-sizing and frequencies were different on every street.”

“I was on the defensive a lot of the time–a lot more than I’m used to–but that had been my plan going in,” “I think I did a fairly good job of neutralizing his strengths and exploiting his weaknesses.”

Isildur1 clearly wants a 5k hand rematch:
“He ran too good and I want re-match in a game for 5,000 hands,” Isildur1 said. “I would beat him easily. I am certain.”

If Pokerstars were to do a Isildur1 Vs Philivey2694 rematch, I would put my money on Isildur1 for sure. I wonder if Haxton will stick to small ball or change it up this next time?