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Viktor Blom VS Daniel Cates

Viktor Blom screen name Isildur1 would take on Daniel Cates screen name W00ki3z on Pokerstars (jungleman12 on Full Tilt Poker) in the Pokerstars Superstar Showdown III. Both players are arguably in the top 5 No Limit Holdem heads up players of all time. W00ki3z would utilize a small ball style vs Isildur1 and Isildur1 would counter it in his normal fashion of betting 3.5 x the $200.00 min raise.

This is not the first time these two high stakes poker players played each other heads up. Jungleman12 took big losses to Isildur1 at Full Tilt Poker. I think it was to the tune of 500k… Today Viktor Blom would be victorious once again but only for about 51k. It was a much needed win for the high stakes pro with his bankroll so low.

Please note that missing from the pics and hand history below is the largest hand of the match for 49k where Isildur1 hit broadway on river and W00ki3z hit 2 pair.

Hand 4 would be the other pivotal hand in the match giving Isilidur1 the nut flush and W00ki3z a big river cooler.

Hand 1 Ref.

PokerStars Game #56847166785: Hold’em No Limit ($50/$100 USD) – 2011/01/30 19:03:32 ET
Table ‘Showdown 4′ 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: w00ki3z. ($23600 in chips)
Seat 2: Isildur1 ($10500 in chips)
Isildur1: posts small blind $50
w00ki3z.: posts big blind $100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Isildur1: raises $200 to $300
w00ki3z.: raises $700 to $1000
Isildur1: calls $700
*** FLOP *** [Js 5c Jc]
w00ki3z.: bets $1200
Isildur1: raises $1650 to $2850
w00ki3z.: calls $1650
*** TURN *** [Js 5c Jc] [7s]
w00ki3z.: checks
Isildur1: bets $6650 and is all-in
w00ki3z.: calls $6650
*** RIVER *** [Js 5c Jc 7s] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
w00ki3z.: shows [Jh Ad] (a full house, Jacks full of Fives)
Isildur1: shows [Ks 4s] (two pair, Jacks and Fives)
w00ki3z. collected $21000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $21000 | Rake $0
Board [Js 5c Jc 7s 5h]
Seat 1: w00ki3z. (big blind) showed [Jh Ad] and won ($21000) with a full house, Jacks full of Fives
Seat 2: Isildur1 (button) (small blind) showed [Ks 4s] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Fives

Hand 2 ref.

PokerStars Game #56847275863: Hold’em No Limit ($50/$100 USD) – 2011/01/30 19:06:02 ET
Table ‘Showdown 4′ 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: w00ki3z. ($33550 in chips)
Seat 2: Isildur1 ($10650 in chips)
Isildur1: posts small blind $50
w00ki3z.: posts big blind $100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Isildur1: raises $200 to $300
w00ki3z.: raises $700 to $1000
Isildur1: calls $700
*** FLOP *** [3c 8d 5h]
w00ki3z.: bets $1200
Isildur1: raises $1650 to $2850
w00ki3z.: raises $29700 to $32550 and is all-in
Isildur1: calls $6800 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($22900) returned to w00ki3z.
*** TURN *** [3c 8d 5h] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [3c 8d 5h 6h] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
w00ki3z.: shows [Kd Qd] (high card King)
Isildur1: shows [9s 8h] (a pair of Eights)
Isildur1 collected $21300 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $21300 | Rake $0
Board [3c 8d 5h 6h 4s]
Seat 1: w00ki3z. (big blind) showed [Kd Qd] and lost with high card King
Seat 2: Isildur1 (button) (small blind) showed [9s 8h] and won ($21300) with a pair of Eights

Hand 3 ref

PokerStars Game #56850280099: Hold’em No Limit ($50/$100 USD) – 2011/01/30 20:16:32 ET
Table ‘Showdown 4′ 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: w00ki3z. ($20250 in chips)
Seat 2: Isildur1 ($23950 in chips)
w00ki3z.: posts small blind $50
Isildur1: posts big blind $100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
w00ki3z.: raises $100 to $200
Isildur1: raises $700 to $900
w00ki3z.: calls $700
*** FLOP *** [Qs 9h 6d]
Isildur1: bets $1200
w00ki3z.: raises $2000 to $3200
Isildur1: raises $2800 to $6000
w00ki3z.: calls $2800
*** TURN *** [Qs 9h 6d] [Qd]
Isildur1: bets $3250
w00ki3z.: raises $10100 to $13350 and is all-in
Isildur1: folds
Uncalled bet ($10100) returned to w00ki3z.
w00ki3z. collected $20300 from pot
w00ki3z.: doesn’t show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20300 | Rake $0
Board [Qs 9h 6d Qd]
Seat 1: w00ki3z. (button) (small blind) collected ($20300)
Seat 2: Isildur1 (big blind) folded on the Turn

hand4 ref

PokerStars Game #56850446001: Hold’em No Limit ($50/$100 USD) – 2011/01/30 20:20:15 ET
Table ‘Showdown 4′ 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: w00ki3z. ($28250 in chips)
Seat 2: Isildur1 ($15950 in chips)
w00ki3z.: posts small blind $50
Isildur1: posts big blind $100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
w00ki3z.: raises $100 to $200
Isildur1: raises $700 to $900
w00ki3z.: calls $700
*** FLOP *** [3h 6c 4c]
Isildur1: bets $1200
w00ki3z.: calls $1200
*** TURN *** [3h 6c 4c] [Ah]
Isildur1: bets $2800
w00ki3z.: calls $2800
*** RIVER *** [3h 6c 4c Ah] [8h]
Isildur1: bets $11050 and is all-in
w00ki3z.: calls $11050
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Isildur1: shows [Jh Kh] (a flush, Ace high)
w00ki3z.: shows [5h Qh] (a flush, Ace high – lower cards)
Isildur1 collected $31900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $31900 | Rake $0
Board [3h 6c 4c Ah 8h]
Seat 1: w00ki3z. (button) (small blind) showed [5h Qh] and lost with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: Isildur1 (big blind) showed [Jh Kh] and won ($31900) with a flush, Ace high

hand 5 ref.

PokerStars Game #56853071329: Hold’em No Limit ($50/$100 USD) – 2011/01/30 21:27:20 ET
Table ‘Showdown 6′ 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: w00ki3z. ($27400 in chips)
Seat 2: Isildur1 ($10000 in chips)
Isildur1: posts small blind $50
w00ki3z.: posts big blind $100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Isildur1: raises $200 to $300
w00ki3z.: calls $200
*** FLOP *** [9c 3h 8c]
w00ki3z.: checks
Isildur1: bets $500
w00ki3z.: raises $1100 to $1600
Isildur1: calls $1100
*** TURN *** [9c 3h 8c] [7h]
w00ki3z.: bets $2500
Isildur1: calls $2500
*** RIVER *** [9c 3h 8c 7h] [Kc]
w00ki3z.: bets $23000 and is all-in
Isildur1: calls $5600 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($17400) returned to w00ki3z.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
w00ki3z.: shows [Kh 9h] (two pair, Kings and Nines)
Isildur1: shows [5d 3c] (a pair of Threes)
w00ki3z. collected $20000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20000 | Rake $0
Board [9c 3h 8c 7h Kc]
Seat 1: w00ki3z. (big blind) showed [Kh 9h] and won ($20000) with two pair, Kings and Nines
Seat 2: Isildur1 (button) (small blind) showed [5d 3c] and lost with a pair of Threes

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Viktor Blom screen name Isildur1 has found a new nemesis by the name of Flotsamfiend. Isildur1 was quite annoyed by the aggressive Super Nova Elite, so much that he would leave and come back on 5 tables and would short stack and play small ball. Yes! That’s right – Isildur1 min raising pre flop. It also appears that Isildur1 is going busto according to his stack sizes, internet chatter, and stats. I still don’t why he insists on playing Pot Limit Omaha over his specialty of No Limit Holdem. Flotsamfiend, on the other hand, is up 300k in 25/50 pot limit omaha with no signs of slowing down. Isildur1 was getting called with any top pair from any opponent. It seems they all wanted to bust the once mysterious superstar.

PokerStars Game #56790470338: Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) – 2011/01/29 18:11:18 ET
Table ‘Alaraph V’ 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($2572 in chips)
Seat 2: cano29 ($2728 in chips)
Seat 3: Vick Is God ($10754 in chips)
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend ($5373 in chips)
Seat 5: Jarcon86 ($1898 in chips)
Seat 6: kiiski ($10488 in chips)
Isildur1: posts small blind $25
cano29: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Vick Is God: folds
FlotsamFiend: raises $100 to $150
Jarcon86: folds
kiiski: calls $150
Isildur1: raises $500 to $650
cano29: calls $600
FlotsamFiend: calls $500
kiiski: folds
*** FLOP *** [2s 5h Ts]
Isildur1: bets $1922 and is all-in
cano29: folds
FlotsamFiend: calls $1922
*** TURN *** [2s 5h Ts] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [2s 5h Ts 7d] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Isildur1: shows [Th 8c As Js] (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
FlotsamFiend: shows [Ac Tc 7s Qd] (a full house, Sevens full of Tens)
FlotsamFiend collected $5941 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5944 | Rake $3
Board [2s 5h Ts 7d 7h]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (small blind) showed [Th 8c As Js] and lost with two pair, Tens and Sevens
Seat 2: cano29 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Vick Is God folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend showed [Ac Tc 7s Qd] and won ($5941) with a full house, Sevens full of Tens
Seat 5: Jarcon86 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: kiiski (button) folded before Flop

PokerStars Game #56790599722: Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) – 2011/01/29 18:13:40 ET
Table ‘Alaraph V’ 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($2248 in chips)
Seat 2: cano29 ($2726 in chips)
Seat 3: Vick Is God ($10729 in chips)
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend ($8667 in chips)
Seat 5: Jarcon86 ($1848 in chips)
Seat 6: kiiski ($9838 in chips)
Jarcon86: posts small blind $25
kiiski: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Isildur1: raises $100 to $150
cano29: folds
Vick Is God: folds
FlotsamFiend: calls $150
Jarcon86: folds
kiiski: calls $100
*** FLOP *** [Ah 2h 6c]
kiiski: checks
Isildur1: bets $350
FlotsamFiend: folds
kiiski: raises $1172 to $1522
Isildur1: raises $576 to $2098 and is all-in
kiiski: calls $576
*** TURN *** [Ah 2h 6c] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 2h 6c Jc] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kiiski: shows [Qc Tc Ac 7h] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
Isildur1: shows [As Qh Jh Ts] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Isildur1 collected $4668 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4671 | Rake $3
Board [Ah 2h 6c Jc 2d]
Seat 1: Isildur1 showed [As Qh Jh Ts] and won ($4668) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 2: cano29 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: Vick Is God folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Jarcon86 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: kiiski (big blind) showed [Qc Tc Ac 7h] and lost with two pair, Aces and Deuces

PokerStars Game #56790615218: Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) – 2011/01/29 18:13:57 ET
Table ‘Jacchia XVIII’ 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($2269 in chips)
Seat 2: GetDowAndGo ($2848 in chips)
Seat 3: damiancho2 ($2500 in chips)
Seat 4: Proandi ($1397.75 in chips)
Seat 5: good2cu ($2100 in chips)
Seat 6: Jarcon86 ($4142.45 in chips)
GetDowAndGo: posts small blind $25
damiancho2: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Proandi: folds
good2cu: raises $50 to $100
Proandi leaves the table
Jarcon86: raises $275 to $375
Isildur1: calls $375
1MaBeast1 joins the table at seat #4
GetDowAndGo: folds
damiancho2: folds
good2cu: folds
*** FLOP *** [2c 4d 7s]
Jarcon86: checks
Isildur1: checks
*** TURN *** [2c 4d 7s] [8d]
Jarcon86: bets $922
Isildur1: calls $922
*** RIVER *** [2c 4d 7s 8d] [9h]
Jarcon86: checks
Isildur1: bets $972 and is all-in
Jarcon86: calls $972
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Isildur1: shows [5d Kh Jh Td] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
Jarcon86: shows [Qh Tc Kd 9d] (a pair of Nines)
Isildur1 collected $4710 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4713 | Rake $3
Board [2c 4d 7s 8d 9h]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (button) showed [5d Kh Jh Td] and won ($4710) with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 2: GetDowAndGo (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: damiancho2 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Proandi folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: good2cu folded before Flop
Seat 6: Jarcon86 showed [Qh Tc Kd 9d] and lost with a pair of Nines

PokerStars Game #56790728223: Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) – 2011/01/29 18:16:02 ET
Table ‘Alaraph V’ 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($4668 in chips)
Seat 2: cano29 ($2676 in chips)
Seat 3: Vick Is God ($10729 in chips)
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend ($9861 in chips)
Seat 5: Jarcon86 ($1823 in chips)
Seat 6: kiiski ($6293 in chips)
cano29: posts small blind $25
Vick Is God: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
FlotsamFiend: folds
Jarcon86: folds
kiiski: folds
Isildur1: raises $100 to $150
cano29: raises $350 to $500
Vick Is God: raises $1000 to $1500
Isildur1: folds
cano29: raises $1000 to $2500
Vick Is God: raises $1000 to $3500
cano29: calls $176 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($824) returned to Vick Is God
*** FLOP *** [8h As 7c]
*** TURN *** [8h As 7c] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [8h As 7c 4d] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cano29: shows [Qc Tc Jh Js] (two pair, Jacks and Sevens)
Vick Is God: shows [Ac Ah 3s 7h] (a full house, Aces full of Sevens)
Vick Is God collected $5499 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5502 | Rake $3
Board [8h As 7c 4d 7s]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 2: cano29 (small blind) showed [Qc Tc Jh Js] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sevens
Seat 3: Vick Is God (big blind) showed [Ac Ah 3s 7h] and won ($5499) with a full house, Aces full of Sevens
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: Jarcon86 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: kiiski folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

PokerStars Game #56790790682: Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) – 2011/01/29 18:17:10 ET
Table ‘Sova XVI’ 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($1848 in chips)
Seat 2: Vick Is God ($2921 in chips)
Seat 5: FlotsamFiend ($7235 in chips)
Seat 6: Jarcon86 ($2500 in chips)
Isildur1: posts small blind $25
Vick Is God: posts big blind $50
1MaBeast1: sits out
GetDowAndGo: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
FlotsamFiend: folds
Jarcon86: raises $75 to $125
Isildur1: folds
Vick Is God: raises $275 to $400
Jarcon86: raises $825 to $1225
Vick Is God: calls $825
*** FLOP *** [5c 9h 8h]
Vick Is God: bets $1696 and is all-in
Jarcon86: calls $1275 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($421) returned to Vick Is God
*** TURN *** [5c 9h 8h] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [5c 9h 8h 8c] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Vick Is God: shows [6s 9c Qc As] (three of a kind, Nines)
Jarcon86: shows [Ac Jd Tc Kc] (a pair of Nines)
Vick Is God collected $5023 from pot
Jarcon86 said, “nh”
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5025 | Rake $2
Board [5c 9h 8h 8c 9d]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Vick Is God (big blind) showed [6s 9c Qc As] and won ($5023) with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 5: FlotsamFiend folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Jarcon86 (button) showed [Ac Jd Tc Kc] and lost with a pair of Nines

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There is never a shortage of news in the poker world. In this news brief, we will tell you about a new poker league on the horizon, a incident with an infamous WSOP Main Event champion, and the schedule for the Granddaddy of them all has been released.

2011 World Series of Poker Schedule Released

The 2011 WSOP schedule was released yesterday by Caesars Entertainment. The WSOP will be held from May 30th to July 10th of this year and this year’s edition will have 58 bracelet events as opposed to 57 last year. Additions to this year’s schedule are a $25,000 Heads-Up NL Event, a $2,500 10-Game Mix that will include Badugi, a $5,000 Six-Handed PL Omaha Event, and the Omaha 8/Stud 8 Event will be returning this year. The $50,000 Poker Players Championship has been moved to Event #55, and the Main Event will kick off on July 7th.