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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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tony g vs Isildur1

Tong G Vs Isildur1 on 3 screens

TonyG real name Antanas Guoga would be the second heads up match for Viktor Blom screen name Isildur1 in Pokerstars’ SuperStar Showdown Match. They would start on 3 screens and Isildur1 would have the advantage. Tony G seemed like an old man on dial up. They went down to 2 of Omaha and Tony G would make a comeback and talk some smack:

Tony G: u feeling ok my man
Tony G: u getting owned by a total donk old man
Tony G: start pressing sme all in buttons boy
Tony G: are you even
Tony G: QUALIFIED
Tony G: are you COMI to this

But in the end Isildur1 prevailed and Tony G hopped on his bike. Here are some highlights:

PokerStars Game #55263933052: Omaha Pot Limit ($50/$100 USD) – 2011/01/02 19:26:58 ET
Table ‘Showdown4, 16:00 Sun’ 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($23250 in chips)
Seat 2: Tony G ($62000 in chips)
Isildur1: posts small blind $50
Tony G: posts big blind $100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Isildur1: raises $200 to $300
Tony G: calls $200
*** FLOP *** [2h Qc 4h]
Tony G: checks
Isildur1: bets $500
Tony G: raises $1100 to $1600
Isildur1: calls $1100
*** TURN *** [2h Qc 4h] [9d]
Tony G: bets $3700
Isildur1: calls $3700
*** RIVER *** [2h Qc 4h 9d] [9c]
Tony G: checks
Isildur1: bets $9600
Tony G: calls $9600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Isildur1: shows [5h 8s Kh Kd] (two pair, Kings and Nines)
Tony G: mucks hand
Isildur1 collected $30400 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $30400 | Rake $0
Board [2h Qc 4h 9d 9c]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (button) (small blind) showed [5h 8s Kh Kd] and won ($30400) with two pair, Kings and Nines
Seat 2: Tony G (big blind) mucked

PokerStars Game #55264116156: Omaha Pot Limit ($50/$100 USD) – 2011/01/02 19:30:32 ET

Table ‘Showdown3, 16:00 Sun’ 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($74950 in chips)
Seat 2: Tony G ($35100 in chips)
Tony G: posts small blind $50
Isildur1: posts big blind $100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Tony G: raises $200 to $300
Isildur1: raises $600 to $900
Tony G: calls $600
*** FLOP *** [Kc 6c 5d]
Isildur1: bets $1500
Tony G: raises $4800 to $6300
Isildur1: raises $14400 to $20700
Tony G: raises $13500 to $34200 and is all-in
Isildur1: calls $13500
*** TURN *** [Kc 6c 5d] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [Kc 6c 5d Ah] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Isildur1: shows [6d 3d 6s 4s] (three of a kind, Sixes)
Tony G: mucks hand
Isildur1 collected $70200 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $70200 | Rake $0
Board [Kc 6c 5d Ah 8h]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (big blind) showed [6d 3d 6s 4s] and won ($70200) with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 2: Tony G (button) (small blind) mucked

PokerStars Game #55267666513: Omaha Pot Limit ($50/$100 USD) – 2011/01/02 20:43:27 ET
Table ‘Showdown4, 16:00 Sun’ 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($42650 in chips)
Seat 2: Tony G ($42600 in chips)
Tony G: posts small blind $50
Isildur1: posts big blind $100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Tony G: raises $100 to $200
Isildur1: raises $400 to $600
Tony G: raises $1200 to $1800
Isildur1: raises $3600 to $5400
Tony G: calls $3600
*** FLOP *** [Kh 4h 3s]
Isildur1: bets $8600
Tony G: raises $28000 to $36600
Isildur1: raises $650 to $37250 and is all-in
Tony G: calls $600 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($50) returned to Isildur1
*** TURN *** [Kh 4h 3s] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 4h 3s 8h] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Isildur1: shows [As 2d Tc Ac] (a pair of Aces)
Tony G: shows [Ah Jh Jc Qh] (a flush, Ace high)
Tony G collected $85200 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $85200 | Rake $0
Board [Kh 4h 3s 8h 9c]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (big blind) showed [As 2d Tc Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: Tony G (button) (small blind) showed [Ah Jh Jc Qh] and won ($85200) with a flush, Ace high

PokerStars Game #55267488911: Omaha Pot Limit ($50/$100 USD) – 2011/01/02 20:39:38 ET
Table ‘Showdown3, 16:00 Sun’ 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($63050 in chips)
Seat 2: Tony G ($63750 in chips)
Isildur1: posts small blind $50
Tony G: posts big blind $100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Isildur1: raises $200 to $300
Tony G: calls $200
*** FLOP *** [4h Kd 8c]
Tony G: bets $600
Isildur1: calls $600
*** TURN *** [4h Kd 8c] [5s]
Tony G: checks
Isildur1: bets $1600
Tony G: raises $3400 to $5000
Isildur1: calls $3400
*** RIVER *** [4h Kd 8c 5s] [4c]
Tony G: bets $1800
Isildur1: calls $1800
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Tony G: shows [Tc Td 4d 8d] (a full house, Fours full of Eights)
Isildur1: mucks hand
Tony G collected $15400 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $15400 | Rake $0
Board [4h Kd 8c 5s 4c]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (button) (small blind) mucked
Seat 2: Tony G (big blind) showed [Tc Td 4d 8d] and won ($15400) with a full house, Fours full of Eights

Tonyg would go on to lose the match to Isildur1. He would later have someone help him create and account at Two Plus Two and post these remarks:

Isildur1 wins with $44,820 profit.

After 625 hands at table Showdown1 (NLHE), both players were even.
After 625 hands at table Showdown2 (NLHE), Isildur1 earned $500.00 profit.
After 625 hands at table Showdown3 (PLO), Isildur1 earned $158,470.00 profit.
After 625 hands at table Showdown4 (PLO), Tony G earned $114,150.00 profit.

In the end Tony G was left rambling:

Tony G: i gambled up on the PLO
Tony G: fr all the people that had side bets
Tony G: well done u got this now
Tony G: it was clse
Tony G: my man
Tony G: your a real star
Tony G: congtrars
Isildur1: i got lucky in the big hands
Tony G: would have been nice fr it to be closer
Tony G: I played real bad PLO
Tony G: jus tnow
Tony G: just tried to get it close
Tony G;: fr the side bets
Tony G: although i had none mytself

Tony G: these rules u made
Tony G: is an absolute insult t this contest
Tony G: just stupididy at the highest level
Tony G: how can ur stacks be like this
Tony G: best player won
Tony G: but sick joke t play when the fight is ver
Tony G: Im KO
Tony G: somebdy stop the fight
Tony G: this is purely unfair
Tony G: what a set up
Tony G: bad rules guys
Tony G: I know yu dont want this t happen
Tony G: and this is a great site
Tony G: but its bad
Tony G: when I put my hart ut
Tony G: and I cant win
Tony G: when a guy has no draw
Tony G: due t the msitakes f the rules
Tony G: total freak show nw
Tony G: i guess yu wanted this
Tony G: seems like total set up playign this with no shot t win
Tony G: for the side bets
Tony G: unfair t have new stacks
Tony G: been ripped of
Tony G: for side bets
Tony G: FARSE
Tony G: how we dont get old stacks back

Isildur1: Gg, nice playing with u
Isildur1: u really did have heart
Isildur1: so close
Isildur1: cu guys
Tony G: all over
Tony G: I have been humilated
Tony G: well done
Tony G: let me go and look for my bike

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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?

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The first match of the Superstar Showdown Match on Pokerstars kicked off on Sunday with Viktor Blom screen name Isildur1 facing Isaac Haxton screen name philIvey2694. The two players played 2,500 hands at $50-$100 NL Hold’em and played four-handed.

Isildur1 took the lead and held the lead through about half of the match. He tried using a combination of small ball and trapping to try and keep Haxton reeling, but as the match drug on, it was Haxton that was taking down the majority of the large pots. In fact, Haxton took 9 out of 13 pots $10,000 and over.

Haxton ran insanely well in the big hands against Isildur1. In the following 26k pot, Haxton flopped both a straight and flush draw. Isildur1 flopped top pair and the a lower straight draw. Unfortunately for Isildur1, the river brought him his straight at the same time that Haxton caught his flush. Haxton shoved and Isildur1 made the call to give the sizable pot to Haxton.

Isildur1 did take a pair of 20k pots, but unfortunately, they were after the point where it appeared that Haxton had the match locked up. The first 20k pot came in a pot that saw Haxton shove while dominated. On a king-high flop, Haxton moved all-in with K-7 of hearts and ran into the K-9 of clubs from Isildur1. The board failed to produce a seven and Isildur1’s nine played to give him a 20k pot.

The other sizable pot for Isildur1 came in another hand where Haxton was dominated. On a flop of Kd-5d-2c, Haxton check called a $600 bet from Isildur1. On the turn 8d, Haxton again check-called a $1,800 bet. When the river fell the As, Haxton checked to Isildur1, and he moved all-in for $7,916. Haxton made the call and showed Ks-Js for a pair of kings. Isildur1 showed Ah-Kc for top two and took a pot worth $21,232.

The largest pot of the evening saw Haxton min-raise to $200 and Isildur1 re-raise to $1,000 pre-flop. Haxton called and the flop fell 5h-9d-3d. Isildur1 bet out $1,500 and was called. The turn fell the 2c and Isildur1 bet out $3,800. Haxton made the call and the river fell the 2h. Isildur1 moved all-in for $15,932 and Haxton made the call. Isildur1 showed Jh-9h for top nines-up and Haxton showed Kh-9h for the same two pair, but with a better kicker.

For the session, Haxton took $41,701 off of Isildur1 over 2,500 hands. Had Haxton not went on somewhat of a heater, this match would have turned out differently. Of course, Haxton will not be the first to try their hand at Isildur1, so he will have plenty of chances to rebound.

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